my T wants me to write things down and bring it to therapy.i have tried this and hate it because of reading it so even when i try to do this i usually fail miserably at being able to give it to her.i do journal a lot atleast a few times a say if not more .sometimes this is also a problem for me because i also know i use it as a way to not talk to people to vent all my feeling to myself and paper and it bothers no one.exsept my husband because i am avoididng talking to him also.it can be a great tool for me because it does allow me to just get throught the day sometimes but other times it can really get me more worked up depending what is going on in my head at the time.im sure my T would rather me talk then journal sometimes because she knows it is another way for me to stay in my head and avoid the rest of the world