I don't really write regularly in a journal about my life or what I'm feeling, I tried it for a while a few years ago but it just wasn't for me. However, about 2 months ago I started keeping a "therapy journal". I used to forget a lot of my sessions and it really bothered me because there was so much valuable information I wanted to remember. I decided to started writing down as much as I could remember every night I had therapy. It helps me really think and process each session and lets me go back and remember things my T says or does. It is also nice to take that quiet time once or twice a week to just sit, write and reflect.

My T and I talked about journaling and using it for therapy, but he didn't really think it would be useful for us since I don't have a problem communicating and what we have been doing is working for us. He said my journal is for ME, and I can bring it in to show him only if I want to share something I wrote.