Posted by Dinah on February 3, 2003, at 21:50:46
In reply to Journaling--Does it help?, posted by Miller on February 3, 2003, at 21:28:36
I think it helps a lot to write down what I'm thinking and feeling. I tend to do it more here than in a journal because I think more clearly when not faced with a blank sheet of paper. :) But the idea is good. Sometimes you even surprise yourself with what you right down, especially if you open your mind and allow yourself to be guided.
It can also provide a good history of your moods for purposes of seeing trends. And when you're feeling down, you can look back and see that you haven't always felt that way, or that you've felt that way before and came out of it.
As a matter of practicality though, I rarely follow through on my intentions to journal. Sometimes it's sheer laziness. But sometimes my OCD gets in the way by causing me to worry about what I've written and who might see it and how it might be interpreted. But that's just me.
It certainly can't hurt to try. Do you write more freely by hand or by typing? The words come much more smoothly to me typing, so I keep my journal on a computer. And as for what, I suppose it could be anything. What would you like to muse about? Your day, your feelings, your history, your goals? The really cute guy at the....
But I digress. And that was my teenage diary.
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