Also I wanted to comment on a specific aspect of journalling that helped me. I do understand that many times thoughts come without a situation attached to them. In my case for one example it was insomnia from anxiety that led me to thinking about suicide. By journaling during my insomnia I made a point to try to identify what was happening or what I was thinking right before the anxiety. It turned out the "what was happening" was nothing, there was no triggering situation. But my thoughts before the anxiety were of anger about something. So I journaled about the anger, and that led me to realize that the anger was about something I was fearful of regarding this thing, and then after a bit more time I realized that the fear was coming from some insecurity, insecurity that my logical mind knew to be invalid.

That didn't solve the problem but it gave me something to work on, something specific, to work on with positive affirmations and other coping skills that DID help with the problem.

Remember that the journaling is for you YOUR benefit, not your T's. My journal is mine and my T never asks to look at it. She does ask if I am keeping it regularly, that's all.

Sometimes in group therapy we are asked if we want to share any of the entries on our worksheet in order to help others in the group and to get feedback from others and from the clinicians. This is always voluntary but it is often helpful in the long run to share some of the hard things and get some feedback, even if the feedback is temporarily painful.

I can't speak for your situation but maybe see if the T intends to read your worksheet or have you read it to him/her... Either way it is to your benefit to be as honest as possible.

Good luck.