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Originally Posted by MELISSSAD81
This may seem like a silly question but seriously how does one journal? My T wants me to start journaling and I agreed. However if I am going to journal I want it to be productive but I am not quite sure how to make that happen.
For example: I have realized through the grounding technique I have been practicing that I have a ton of anger boiling just beneath the surface. How would one go about journaling on the anger in an effort to discover the who, what, when, where, and why of all this pent up anger? I just dont know how to get started.
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reread all your posts that are about you...for some people thats a form of journaling
some people when they journal pretend they are talking to someone (diary of anne frank is a popular example of this)
some people journal by writing on a topic (news papers reporters do this)
some people just keep a running diary of what they did that day.
some people have their therapist write down a question and then go home and through out the week write about that question.
some people journal by making lists.....
its endless on the ways in which you can make your journaling productive...what makes it productive is what ever is important to you...
for me its important that I write about my children, they are growing so fast, I want to have all their milestones documented for them.
for me its important to write about family history. we all die at some point and by documenting family history I know any stories, recipes, good times and bad times will be safely stored for my children and maybe their children.
for me its important to write about my medications, how I take them and side effects/changes.
for me its important to write about my mental health issues.
if you want your journaling to be productive then all you need to do is figure out whats important to you, then write about it.