I Keep a Journal
I was asked in PM (I don't do private messaging or massaging, it's in my "about me"), how long I've had a journal for.
Journaling is not something that comes naturally to me. I enjoyed writing other things but not that. I never kept a diary as a kid or as a teenager. I'm usually very internal about my thoughts and feelings.
I had to acknowledge the occasional usefulness of it, especially while not enjoying much opening up to someone else (either). Writing down words can bring clarity to my mental process. I sort of kept one after my mid 20's.
Writing about feelings is more recent, and mostly I do it when I feel too stressed.
I also turn to dream analysis for stress relief. I used to have a dream journal, that I don't need anymore, I identified how I function and what usually connects to what.
I have different journals, about different things.
Journaling is not something that comes naturally to me. I enjoyed writing other things but not that. I never kept a diary as a kid or as a teenager. I'm usually very internal about my thoughts and feelings.
I had to acknowledge the occasional usefulness of it, especially while not enjoying much opening up to someone else (either). Writing down words can bring clarity to my mental process. I sort of kept one after my mid 20's.
Writing about feelings is more recent, and mostly I do it when I feel too stressed.
I also turn to dream analysis for stress relief. I used to have a dream journal, that I don't need anymore, I identified how I function and what usually connects to what.
I have different journals, about different things.
