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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
Yes, same here. Kind of like reading a real book instead of an e-book. There is just something about ink on a page that makes it seem more real.
I would actually be more concerned with keeping a journal on a computer or the internet. With a book I can hide it if need be.
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As an off-shoot to this thread, what do you all do with your journals when they are full?
I used to keep them, but I found rereading them later to be very triggering and depressing. My therapist gave me a good idea that has worked for me. When I get finished filling a journal, I go through it fairly immediately and transfer any particular gems that I believe I might find truly helpful into a separate master journal. I generally find what I end up keeping isn't all that much, but what I do keep are items I really do reread from time to time: skills I have found useful, quotes I really liked (I'm a quote collector), etc. I try to keep the master journal positive, useful, and inspirational. The old journals I get rid of kind of like a purge of the old which for me was so often filled with ruminations, severe depressive thinking, details of memory that I don't find helpful to keep rehashing over and over. My T helped me frame this as letting the past be delegated to where it belongs.