just wondering how people decide between the two. i rarely write out my own reflections just for myself - if i'm writing, it's because i want someone to read.

austin-t has suggested it might be useful for me to journal. and i've currently got a situation where i need to contain my thoughts somehow and i really want to write austin-t an email instead. i don't want him to reply by email or phone, and i think it's something i can even handle by myself (for now), so the only reason to email him is because i want it to be contained somewhere other than just by myself.

i've only emailed austin-t once before, so it's not like i'm abusing the privilege. but i'm wondering if journaling is more appropriate here instead. pdoc would tell me that he'd prefer i told him than kept everything to myself -- that wanting to share is a sign of progress for me -- but i dont want to tell pdoc because i know this particular issue is one that's painful for him.