Finding my voice (Welcome post)

I have been thinking about my writing "voice" for the past couple of days and weeks so I could start posting here. I suppose it has taken a while because I don't want to disappoint my expectations for this blog. This blog is supposed to be about observations on daily life and therapy and well-being and non-well-being of a young psychologist-in-training. 

What I'm hoping for it to be is reflective and relatable. 

What I want to steer clear of is being preachy. 

The pressure of the first post setting the tone for the rest of the blog has me... well, for the most part, procrastinating. But I oftentimes find the most refreshing way to deal with a problem is to lay it bare. It is hard to feel ashamed of something when you aren't hiding it from yourself.

On the journey to finding my voice for this blog, it is already time for my first experiment in introspection. I think these are the big concerns:

1.) What I have to say is sometimes common knowledge. Why would anyone want to read about things they already know? Then again, why not, because my subject matter is Psychology and that has to do with the human experience, which is as common as it gets. The whole point is to explore the things we think we know and experience and realize. Reality is both shared and subjective, and I love multiple perspectives on it.

2.) I feel unsure about my writing style for this blog. Am I a questioner-writer (where the writing format ends up asking more questions than giving answers), or a humourous writer (I doubt it, though. I laugh at the silliest jokes, and so naturally my own jokes are silly too)? I know how I am as an academic writer, or when I write a letter to a friend (there are at times more doodles than writing), or how I write in my journal. This blog, though, requires something new that I hope I will learn as I do.

3.) Who am I writing for and what am I really hoping will happen? I am an introvert and have my small circle of people I share things with, but this blog is so I can comfortably reach out to people everywhere to explore thoughts about what I consider the most interesting subject on the planet: people. The truth is that as much as I am writing to reach out, I am writing more to reach within. I've found writing to be quite therapeutic in making sense of the world and giving my thoughts some shape. This blog is my safe space.

I hope my reflections will urge you to look within as well. 

Cheers and welcome,

Debanjali