Women spend a lot of time worrying and thinking about things. That's just our nature. If I spend too much time running thoughts or problems over and over in my own head, I get totally stressed out. Plus it clouds my brain and then I can't focus on anything else.
Talking to a trusted friend or a therapist is awesome, but sometimes you just want to get your thoughts out without anyone listening, judging, or offering advice. That's where journal writing comes in.
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I've kept a journal ever since junior high. Back then I had a locked book that said "My Diary" on the cover and it got me through my first period and my first crush. Having a journal has helped me through some tough times since then too. Writing in a journal is also a way to keep track of important events (good and bad). I can look back to entries I wrote many years ago and relive bad dates (these are good for a laugh), birthday celebrations, fights I've had with friends, and unforgettable nights out once we've made up, graduations, even amazing restaurants I had forgotten about.
A journal is always there for you, never talks back, and always remembers what you say. It's a way to tap into your creative and thoughtful side. I guarantee that once you've gotten your thoughts and feelings out on paper, you'll be able to sort through them all, and make better sense of a situation.
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Beyond The Valley
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I always try to write in a journal but it never works. I always forget to write in it.
1I'm the same way Dear, I have/write in one as well. Mine is full of random lists.
2I always journal. I do an online one, but I don't write super personal things there. That's more to keep in touch with out-of-town friends. I save personal stuff for my notebook journal where I write out my feelings and frustrations, etc.
3I'VE HAD A DIARY SINCE HIGH SCH00L & JUST LAST YEAR I ST0PPED WRITTING. BUT DEAR IS RIGHT, IT HELPED ME THRU A L0T 0F MY PR0BLEMS WHEN I DIDNT WANNA TALK T0 ANY0NE & JUST WANTED T0 GET THING 0FF MY BRAIN!
4I have always tried to keep a journal but it never seems to work. I think I will give it another try....I need some place to write my thoughts and not be judged or lectured!
5My roomate is like my journal. I pretty much tell her everything, but sometimes she frustrates me. Then I turn to other friends to vent. I have great friends! I find it's more therapeutic for me to tell people things instead of writing them down. I'll only write things down when my roomate isn't around/she upsets me, and none of my friends are around (ex:late night).
6I have a journal, but it's online. Opendiary.com is awesome. You can even set the journal to private so only you can see it but I def recommend checking the site out! It's def helped me solve some of life's problems.
7I try to write in a diary but it never works cause I never take the time to write in it.
8I live with my family and would be too worried about them finding it! I love the idea of opendiary.com!
9I've tried to keep a journal before but like others have said I always forget to write in it. I am going to make an effort to keep one when I go back to school in August. I can't really keep one right now because I am living back at home and I have absolutely no privacy what so ever.
10i have one with a lock and everything but i never have the time to write, so i just tellmy boyfriend everything.
11i used to be great at writing... then i got a boyfriend... then we moved in together... and now i never write. We're always doing something, or it just seems strange to write when you aren't alone.
12I’m a professional writer, I don’t write in personal journals. But what I have found out is that some of the things I have my characters doing in certain situations, it the type of advice I should be giving others to do, or myself.
Ideas come into you head as you’re writing because you are focused more on YOU, even though you are mentioning different situations and different people in your life. Anyway, try a short story too, that will keep you coming back, just to finish it. I say that suggestion also, because I keep seeing people say that they would love to write in a journal but they keep forgetting too. Keep yourself coming back for more of yourself…I hope you get what I mean by that.
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