Posted by octopusprime on December 19, 2003, at 21:47:33
In reply to Re: my journal - a survey, posted by Karen_kay on December 19, 2003, at 13:05:10
> 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.
karen_kay - that's a good idea. i don't have a therapist so this is a therapy substitute. :p i think writing down dreams is a good idea. do you do that when you wake up? i find that even when waking, my dreams are hazy.
> 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?yeah, this is kind of what i mean, but not really.
i'm pretty good at answering specific questions about specific incidents, and figuring out why i feel the way i do about specific things.
but i'm trying to generalize a bit now. i've identified some patterns in the way that interpersonal relationships gone, and the way that i behave. but while on an individual incident level (and per-person level) i can figure stuff out, the generalizations don't work. read: i can't quite figure out my common role and common factors, and which behaviours and actions of mine are causing common cycles. i'm going from micro to macro, and having a tough time doing it, and i'm thinking i will have to challenge my own assumptions on a micro level to do it.i think i might require a bit of guidance on this journey.
> 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.
hmm that is a tough problem. i live alone so i don't have this problem. do you have a locked filing cabinet or drawer that only you have the key to? that might be an easier solution. i will refrain from commenting on lack of trust of your boyfriend - it's the height of incivility to read another's journal!!! i would be mortified if somebody read mine!
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