For the first few months of writing this blogI was pretty much anonymousBut thenAnd I'mNot sure whyI wanted to share more if myselfI wanted people to be able to put a face to the wordsAs I know I love seeing what other bloggers look likeSo since thenI've been very openHeck I have a huge photo of myself on the front of my blogSo I think it's safe to say that I am not anonymous any more
This blog has quite a big audienceAnd most of the people who read it are other bloggersAnd people who I don't know in real lifeVery few people that I know readI know my sister reads from time to timeAnd my mother and brother will read if I ask them toBut as far as I knowNo one else that I know reads it
I'm covering this topic todayAs I was telling my doctor this morning about the Levant Tv interviewAnd he asked me the name of my blogI told him that it used to be called and then she disappearedAnd now it's called and then she recoveredHe asked me if disappearing was an analogy for fading awayI said it wasGlad that he had got itWhen I came out And was telling my Mum about the conversationI suddenly felt a cold fearAnd it hit meI had just given my doctor my blog addressWhat the hell was I thinking?What if he actually reads it?My Mother joked that if he read itHe would definitely have an insight in to my head I mean I'm sure it will just go straight out of his head But what if some day he's at a loose end Looking for something to readAnd my blog pops in to his headI know I've mentioned my doctor from time to time And I'm sure he would recognize himself I'm half tempted to trawl through my blog And delete any posts that mention him
I would actually hate to think that people I know we're reading my blogBecause I know then I would start censoring itAnd editing itSo as not to offend anyone Or hurt anyone And I don't want my blog to be censored Honesty is the backbone of this blogAnd I would hate to have to change that
I don't know why it's easier to talk or write to people I don't know personally Maybe because they are not directly involvedBecause they can give an objective insightMaybe because you can't let some one down who you don't knowMaybe because you can't hurt anyone involved Whatever the reason It's easier to tell strangers
With all that saidI was wondering about youDo people in your real life read your blog?Or would you prefer they didn't?Is you blog anonymous?If so why?I'd love to know...