Posted by Karen_kay on December 19, 2003, at 13:05:10
In reply to my journal - a survey, posted by octopusprime on December 19, 2003, at 11:15:43
I keep a journal. I started with a mood diary and found that to be ridiculous, so I bought a journal instead.
I write in it everyday. Sometimes I'll skip a day, but usually I keep up with it.
I usually write what I am feeling. If I'm depressed, I write about how much my life sucks, how much school sucks, how much my boyfriend sucks, and how much I love my doggie :) If I feel good for the first day in a long time, I write about how wonderful life is and how much I love my doggie. This is what I started writing about. Now, I tend to stick with my dreams (as in while I'm sleeping dreams), issues during therapy, and why I'm avoiding certain things.
Journaling has helped me quite a bit. Since I have a horrible memory, I can look back and see exactly when I felt a certain way, even if I don't recall it.
I do ask certain questions (Such as why are you avoiding such and such.. I'll list several possibilities) From there I'll look at those and pick the most likely answers and ask again "Why?"
and keep asking "Why" until I find the answer. Is this what you mean?I keep my old journals. But, I've only been journaling for a year and a half. I've read them once. It was nice. It made me feel good, because I feel so much better today than I did a year ago.
The only problem I have is that I don't trust my boyfriend. I'm sure he wouldn't read them, but I still hide them. But, I forget where I hide them. It's a pain in my butt searching for my journal.
poster:Karen_kay
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