I've kept diaries and journals my whole life since I was 8 years old. However, most of my years in therapy were pre-email so I used to journal a lot. It was natural to express myself in writing and it was helpful to share some of it with my Ts.

When my current T told me it was all right to email, I decided I liked it much better than journaling. I am tired of communicating with myself; I've done too much of that through the years. I want to know that my T is reading what I write even if we don't discuss it in my session. Often we don't because she wants me to be present/mindful in the session, and not read my emails. If something is important, I will bring it up again.

So, I like telling my T and emailing better than journaling, but I think there's a place for both. I also like posting on PC better than journaling because people are reading it, too.