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Aug 25, 2014, 01:48 PM
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Do you find journaling has the same effects as talking to someone about your problems. I read this on life hacker.
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Aug 25, 2014, 05:26 PM
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No, ...but perhaps close; I definitely find it therapeutic.
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Aug 26, 2014, 06:36 AM
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I wouldn't say journaling could ever replace talking to someone, but I do find it very helpful. I journal when I'm starting to feel anxious about something. I find by putting my thoughts down on paper I'm able to take a more objective look at them. A lot of times I realize that my anxious thoughts are a bit extreme and really not true. I also find that it is great for remembering certain thoughts or events that I want to discuss with my therapist.
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Aug 26, 2014, 07:11 AM
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I find it therapeutic for anxiety, because when I'm kind of freaking out about something, and I write it out, it forces me to s-l-o-w down. Your thoughts will have to slow down to the pace of your writing.
Also, it is a bit like therapy, but not true therapy. I am sure we are all guilty of using our therapists as a sounding board/toxic waste dump, and this is a replacement of that. You have a place to 'put' your toxic thoughts, and kind of look at them objectively once they're outside of yourself. |
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Aug 27, 2014, 11:12 AM
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As the Germans say, "Stimmt!" (trans': "Agreed!") because I most definitely agree to that, doyoutrustme. (and no, I don't, because I don't know you
 ) But yeah, I've got so many diary entries going as far back as 9 or 10 years of age, and I'm pretty glad, disturbing as HELL as some of it is, it's somehow helpful, plus I sometimes capture the good stuff. I was meant to show my therapist some old diaries, but I never got around to it; perhaps fear of what she would think of me or how she'd react, ... who knows. There have been a good few times when I've lost diary entries, over the years, and I have to say, it's a heck of a loss, especially when I capture an important event. >.<
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Aug 27, 2014, 05:09 PM
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I write things down but not sure it helps. I never feel better after. Its good when its a person with feedback. That works for me.
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