tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769437744086749047.post7980226428865028716..comments2015-11-15T20:44:00.801+00:00Comments on Penny's Points: A carer on social networksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105838620909892076noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769437744086749047.post-3618194857471555822012-08-13T09:41:59.393+01:002012-08-13T09:41:59.393+01:00I do agree with you, I am a member of several grou...I do agree with you, I am a member of several groups about AS, but I have found myself stepping back from them. I was finding that every day I was reading about people with health issues, usually going through a bad time, and eventualy I felt overwhelmed by it all. I was spending hours each day talking with people about their problems. I realised it was getting to me, either by making me fell vulnerable about what might be waiting for me, or feeling guilty I wansnt as bad, then not wanting to say when I was going through a bad patch.So I stepped back, yes I have AS, but there is more to me than that, and while there are individuals I care bout and want to know what they are going through, I don't want to be so involved with large numbers of people for hours each day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />feline9https://www.blogger.com/profile/13312897216463064900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769437744086749047.post-83604797272150804982012-08-12T06:52:06.941+01:002012-08-12T06:52:06.941+01:00Wow, your post resonates with my recent experience...Wow, your post resonates with my recent experience. You are absolutely right that we must think to ourselves first before those that we seek to support. Especially when we have chronic illnesses that in themselves make life such an enormous challenge.<br /><br />It wasn't until recently that I realised just how much supporting others took out of me, to the point that I had nothing left for myself. I suffered the consequences and it has been a difficult road back for me. It made me take a step back, made me realise what it was doing to me.<br /><br />I certainly will be more careful in future and would advise anyone who supports others through social media to read Penny's post and really take her words of advice to heart. Perhaps if I had been able to read this it would have saved me the dark times of the recent past. Excellent post my friend.... Wise words indeed!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628860673095348176noreply@blogger.com