Has journaling ever helped you?

[ObscureJigglypuff]

No journal in my case.
I always write fiction, never to talk about how i really feel, but i have to admit that i recommended this method to others in the past.

 

[medisinn]

Not a personal journal per say, but when I was a teenager I found a site called TeenOpenDiary and made an account. Between that and the regular OpenDiary, I posted regularly and made some close friends that helped me get through the high school years. Plus there was inevitable drama when people I knew IRL found it. Those sites went down after a while, so I didn't have to burn any of my past cringe, it was deleted for me. I'd later try Xanga, LiveJournal, Prosebox, etc. but it was never the same. Nowadays I have no confidants and keep everything to myself. I suppose an actual personal journal might be helpful. I write songs that I do nothing with, those are the closest thing I have for capturing feelings and moments.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

You reminded me it's been like 2 months from my last log on my diary yea i made one around 2022 maybe i keep it for my kids when i pass away eventually? If they ever were as curious of a soul as I'm to know what dad been doing back in the day and his shenanigans?


I think my diary helped me succeed and one of the reasons where I'm now

 

[strawberry29]

i started this method because no one can really read my wrongs and rights meanwhile not being judged. i wrote alot that it actually gained me the benefit to love writing in general. at first i thought that journaling idea didn't help at all until i started writing letters for my crush (he didn't read any lol) and gave it a try, i remember even was recommended to me before i was assigned to take pills which i wish that time i tried before. now i do journaling cause it's like you own a world where you can say anything without consequences.

this method likely better than taking pills or even do something that can mentally effect you more than you already are, personally i think it's a very good step to understand yourself more and know what's really making your wonderful mind busy which i believe it's a part of self love. yes therapy and AI do the same things but it's really about understanding and do whatever you feel safe venting about

also i do hope your doing okay, just keep going :))

 

[Theriise]

Journalling was a way to empty my head. I am a person that holds on to things and then eventually explodes when I hold on to to much. If its on the paper, I don't need to keep it in my head anymore.