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Originally Posted by nicoleb2
I used to journal. My T asked me to stop though, because what I would write about made me feel worse, and then the writing would get more and more scary to the point that I was suicidal.
Some days, I wish I could journal, a lot of days recently, but I know that for now at least, i am better off not
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That's one concern as I said; that I worry that I'd feel worse (and then be alone with it) ... I hope you are able to again at some point when it is safer to
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Originally Posted by Salmacis
I do keep one... and it does help. I'm terribly forgetful from day to day what I was feeling and what might be considered triggers for me, so writing my thoughts (both good & nasty) seems to jog my memory. Also, it appears to be a bit "releasing" as those thoughts are no longer inside me, but outside of me.
Initially, I let my T read what I wrote, but now I just verbally tell her as I skim my journal.
Salmacis
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That's great it works for you salmacis
So if part of it is for memory, does that mean you read back what you wrote? Does doing that help also?