These past few days have been hard for me and I was even brave enough to share with the readers of the blog the reasons why. That anxiety is eating up my life.
This is what I learned-
I have been a Mummy Blogger for over 18 months now and guess what? Not 1 mummy blogger who can I add are part of a supportive community blogging circle has ever once commented, tweeted or asked if I’m Ok. Other Mummy Bloggers mostly follow me on Twitter, don’t read my blog or bother to share a kind supportive comment or even tweet with me (not all but 90% of them) offer no support at all or a simple cyber hug.
This is what happened; a group of mentally ill people surrounded me and gave me their support. They were there to listen to me brake down and rant. They dedicated their own time to listen to me and a few even offered to come with me to an opportunity I had to miss out on due to the anxiety.
People I do not even know, have only spoken to on Twitter were willing to give up their day to accompany me. These strangers had suffered from depression, bipolar, borderline personality disorder and I even made a good friend out of a lady who has Schizophrenia, shock horror all have a mental illness.
For those of who don’t know a mentally ill person I advise you go and find one and learn some manners from them.
We get so many stigmas thrown our way for being crazy and dangerous yet we are the most friendliest and supportive people in your community. We stick together and we are there for each other, its shame other communities could not be the same.
This had given me pause for thought, I am no longer going by the mummy blogger brand, I am a mental health advocate. I will be surrounding myself with polite, friendly and supportive people and my experience tells me these people belong in a circle known as mentally ill people.
These people make me proud to be mentally ill and its has been a great pleasure in meeting so many amazing and unique tweeters. Its just a shame I found the supportive community elsewhere and not in the blogging one.
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Keep doing what you do best sweetie you have more support than you realise just a shame its never around when you need it!
their not worth it hunni, the seem to b self opinionate stuck up their own arses by wat i’ve seen, u keep ur chin up n head held high as ur worth 10 million of them, u help/suport anyone regardless of mental health, D/V, dept ect , n thats y ur loved 4 who u r , u don’t hide behind a frount .
keep fighting, massive hugs xx
Hun ignore them there waste of time and think there better then everyone else! u hvee us who will always stick by you ask if your ok etc and thats all u need not them xxx
Keep your chin up, you still have tons of support on the group x
I must admit i had a giggle at you go find a mentally ill person comment makes us sound like dogs lol xxx
Ya baby!!!!!! Us Mental’s have to stick together!
Gonna have a cup of tea! Want one! 
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Bigs hugs hunni, it just shows how different you are to other bloggers when you offer support and they dont x x
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What a sad and yet at the same time, heart-warming post. It’s good to know your experience of other mentally ill people has mirrored my own. Every time I post that I’m fining things difficult there is always someone there to offer sympathy and support. x
I’m sorry that you feel like this. Maybe you have met the wrong people, but especially over the last couple of weeks, I have seen so much support for bloggers who were struggling for different reasons.
Hang on a minute! I have commented over here before, and I’m very proud to call myself a Mummy Blogger. I have also tweeted with you. I don’t visit here very often, but I do on occasion and when I have something to say I comment. Lots of Mummy bloggers, including myself, have or are suffering from depression and other mental health issues too, and are very supportive.
You must do what’s right for you, of course, but please don’t give Mummy bloggers a bad name…
You have and that puts you in the 10% not the 90% , this is not a personal attack post its a personal one that describes how I feel. I have never been given support only ever heard negatives. Stepping away from the mummy blogging brand is a positive step for me which will allow me to grow more as a person and blogger. x Please dont take any offence about how I am feeling and no not 1 blogger has ever stood up for me when being slated not nice x
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This is an interesting one. I saw your blog the other day and thought to myself “I am SO not a mommy blogger.” and admit I kept on walking. I’ve never thought of myself as anything but simply a blogger, although I guess I very clearly come under the umbrella of mental health too, and certainly there is an excellent community there. I hope you’re comfortable with the change but I wonder if there is room to be both? That’s one for you to decide but good luck with your change in direction.
Its so hard as I cant write about what most do, thats not real life to me, my lifes not all roses and sunshine but I will still be writing about kids of course as I have so many ha x Just want to get away from the mummy blogging tag name and branch out
Hope I am in the 10%, I am sorry for feel this way about mummy bloggers and I hope I can maybe change your mind. I also suffer massively with depression, have been ridiculed for it in the past. Hugs to you x
I just thought of all the mummy blogger who follows me at least 1 would shout out even Just emma are you OK here if you need a rant ;(
Turning My Back On Mummy Blogging Because Of Mentally Ill People http://t.co/TcCUXW8l no offensive to MumBloggers but I want to branch out
I’m sorry you haven’t got much support from mummy bloggers. Mummy blogging is not the only community of bloggers out there; there are so many other types of bloggers that I’m sure you will find your own community and support. As for me I don’t call myself a mummy blogger either, in fact as soon as I stopped being othered about what type of blogger I was I felt so much more freeer and able to develop my blog as i wanted. Don’t give up blogging; you clearly have huge support on here.
Keep doing what your doing its amazing x
I hope I’m in the 10% I promise I read your blog almost daily. I also read your tweets I may not speak us much as I should but that’s not u it’s just who I am. I honestly love ur blog and class it as a fav. I’ve even turned to u for support cuz I knew you’d understand.xx
Glad you are feel that moving in another direction is a positive step for you hun, let us know about the journey x