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Originally Posted by rainbow8
I've always kept diaries since I was a kid. One was Puppy, so I'd write "Dear Puppy". My former T thought journaling would NOT be good for me, because it keeps me in my own world, in my head. I'm surprised my current T doesn't agree, but I know she thinks it's better for me than emailing her.
But, what if my thoughts and feelings are all about her, and how I'm going to miss her, and how I wish I could be in her life, and all of that? If I write all of that, over and over, it WILL seem like I'm drowning in my thoughts, won't it?
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I don't think you'll drown in your thoughts, you'll come out of it, and through your feelings. You can feel the grief during the writing process and express it. You don't need a therapist listening to be able to do all the work. Indeed, after doing so much therapy, you know many tools/techniques about being your own therapist, whether you're much aware of them or not. Journaling can help you take care of yourself using that awareness. Then, once you've worked through, you will have perhaps, a clearer sense of what you'd like your therapist's help with if necessary, and be able to bring her up to speed with where you are in the moment, succinctly, so instead of focusing, perhaps, more on how you feel, you can focus on working to improve the situation.