
Aug 06, 2010, 02:53 PM
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Member Since: Nov 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,276
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Originally Posted by Shadowghost
Thank you, everyone. You've all given me good advice, given me support, and understanding. I hope I can return the favor. There is one thing that helped me quite a bit, with dealing with my mood swings and with life in general, but I stopped doing it. Journaling. I may take it up again. Sometimes I read over old journal entries, and it's like looking at a completely different person. Sometimes that's good, sometimes not so good, but it's always enlightening. I would recommend journaling to everyone, because even when your thoughts scare you, writing things down is very therapeutic, cathartic even. Sometimes putting pen or pencil to paper is the only way to stop whatever thoughts are in your mind, stop obsessing over them, sometimes it's just nice to have a little conversation with yourself. I find writing to be much, much better, than typing on a keyboard. It's natural in a way that typing isn't, organic, if that makes sense. I think everyone should journal, whether they have psychiatric problems or not. It's definitely one way to get in touch with yourself in an age when so many people spend a great deal of time escaping from themselves by watching TV, or surfing the 'net. Anyway, I'm rambling on here, so let me say again, thanks to everyone for replying to my post. It has helped me, when nothing else was helping. I love you all!!
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I agree with you, writing a journal is better than typing one. The major reason for me is that my handwriting changes with my moods and it helps me "see" my mood state. Also very interesting when I look back in the journal.
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