When I'm writing a journal entry for when I'm upset or in any mood, I do not allow myself to reread what I've written in the past. I don't allow myself to reread my previous journal entries because it changes my viewpoints, overall mood, and what I will write in the future. It will also help you to push really hard things away, yet not totally delete them out of your memory. When I go to my therapy appointments, I always bring any journal entries that I wrote in the week since our last session, let her read them, then she can decide what to talk about as targets to see what skills I need to work on as well as being honest with her. After our session, I always tear them out of my diary so that I don't have the extra subconscious stress from what emotions I wrote about and all the emotional build up that I carry in my life. I really strive for this because this is the thing that relieves my emotional tension in the most helpful way. Has anyone done this??? I think that this is a very theraputic skill because of the fact that you do not re-hash all the difficulties that you have been feeling, yet can work your best to move past them.
Just a useful idea,
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