there is no right or wrong way to write when a person is doing journal writing...

some people free write as in they do not have a topic or question to write about, they just write with out thinking of what to say. this type of writing is taught in college writing courses along with other forms of writing too...

here is an example of free writing......

the birds are singing out side my window, I can hear one of the childrens snores, did I remember to get the milk last night I hope so when angel wakes up shes going to be hungry (angel is my youngest child who is still asleep and snoring) the other three are already awake I can hear them playing and talking. eagle has a school event tonight, whoa what was that noise out there, didnt sound like any birds....

thats free writing ( just writing and not thinking about every detail of what you are writing) I like writing this way in my journals but sometimes when I have a problem I an trying to work out I do more formal organized writing.....

example...

why am I so moody today, all I seem to be doing today is complaining and nit picking everything. not even the children have made me smile today. alright one step at a time..
meds..... check no skipped dosage

meals .....check meals have been right on schedule this week and I ate healthily.

Fluids ....check I have been getting enough fluids not dehydrated.

Doctors.. when was the last time my meds where checked on, lab work done and a basic physical...probably time to schedule this so that my doctors can figure out what is going on. time to make a list for my doctors ...

Other times in my journals I write down songs, poems, favorite tv shows, favorite books and talk about those...

and sometimes in therapy my treatment providers have a set topic or question for me to write about me, our sessions or confusions related to my sessions. then we work on these things during my sessions.

see there is no right or wrong way to journal. its your own space and time to do what you want with it.

just keep following your treatment providers and your IFS program in the order and way that your treatment provider is doing it and things will slowly make sense to you as you go along. it takes time and taking things one step at a time.

As for missing my posts, Dnester like I told you before Im using translators and english is not my primary language therefore to prevent confusion and problems for everyone on psych central I prefer to send my posts to a moderator first, so that we can catch any problems before they get posted for all to see. this sometimes takes time because the moderators are not always online right when I send them my posts, and they may be dealing with other things at the moment, So sometimes it takes time for my posts to appear on the boards. the trade off, of my being a perfectionist that I choose to live with.