Posted 8/17/2020 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
I read a lot of blogs at the beginning of my illness 4.5 years ago, so I have some thoughts on the matter. If you want to write a blog just for yourself - as a chronicle of your experience and a way to express yourself - then disregard everything I'm about to say.
But if you want to write for others with Lyme who may go looking online for help, then my advice is to be candid, don't sugarcoat, offer links to resources, follow through (don't stop posting when you feel better), tell people what helps you (and be specific), talk about mistakes and things that went poorly for you. The internet is filled with chronic illness blogs that are vague and based on platitudes, so personally I prefer more detail and more candor.
I used to read lots of blogs by people with Lyme, but they all stopped posting or shifted focus. (Glennon Doyle even deleted her blog posts that mentioned Lyme, even thought it was a huge part of her internet presence originally! I've often wondered if her publishers asked her to do this because of Lyme controversy?) I think most people have switched to Facebook, Instagram, etc. and away from blogs, unfortunately.