Reflection on blogging?

Struggling to find a topic that has not previously been discussed has been a major issue with my blogging thus far; so instead a reflection on this process I thought was invaluable for your comments! I must admit it has been useful to share my sometimes elaborated stories and incidents with you all- but it has also been refreshing to see that what I considered an issue to be blogged about, someone else had already done. Although we believe our clinical placement experiences are somewhat individualised this process has illustrated that we go through the same situations only in different locations. I have valued the opportunity in having the time to sit down and reflect on what difficult situations have occurred, but with this I have realised that I haven’t necessarily had many moments during my placements where I have had to strategise how to deal with things. However, with writing these blogs hopefully when working if I have issues that arise I have a way of dealing with it- even if I just have to write it down and read it back to myself to gain an understanding as to how momentous or how small the issue really is. Writing these blogs have given us an avenue to reflect on our personal reactions to situations and feelings we have experienced that I know I don’t often do in my normal life.