Does anyone journal?

I keep a VeraCrypt encrypted file container that has all of my most sensitive data such as digital scans of important documents (medical records, bills, ETC), financial information and business plans pertaining to my online business, and of course, my journal from many years ago. I journal like this because I type significantly faster on a keyboard than I can manually write (I DO type 80 WPM after all ) and because I feel like my digital journal is more secure than if I had a paper journal that somebody could find and read, steal, or destroy.

I don't trust any web site to store something that private, no matter how "password protected" it is because I don't know how secure their website really is and if they were hacked and somebody stole my journal or other sensitive data, well lets just say that some of the stuff I journal about would likely end me up in a NSA watch list LOL

Speaking of which, is journaling about your feelings, no matter how potentially negative they are really healthy? Or is there a better way to go about things?

<<is journaling about your feelings, no matter how potentially negative they are really healthy? >> This is why I started this thread. Not really sure if that's the best way, unless you bring them up with a professional to work through. Because when I journal is like taking the problem and putting it somewhere else....but the problem is still there. That make sense?

<<is journaling about your feelings, no matter how potentially negative they are really healthy? >> This is why I started this thread. Not really sure if that's the best way, unless you bring them up with a professional to work through. Because when I journal is like taking the problem and putting it somewhere else....but the problem is still there. That make sense?

Oh well, neat hand writing is less important than it's ever been. Most of the writing we do now days is digital and the print is becoming obsolete.

As long as you can write your signature and fill out basic paperwork, I don't see an issue with having poor penmanship in this digital age. One day, paperwork might even become obsolete in favor of a technology related alternative.

We live in interesting times, my friend

I found that when I was journaling during my daughter's hospitalizations that although a lot of what I wrote was very negative (self-blame, self-hate) that it did kind of help me work through the whole situation some, at least during the worst times when I basically couldn't function, so I think for me it was good. I mean at the time I couldn't verbalize what I was feeling and it was the only way I could express it. If I were to journal now? I'm not sure if expressing some of the negative thoughts would be helpful or if it would be triggering or what. I've thought about starting an electronic one, but I doubt I would do very good at keeping it up.

I journal all the time, sometimes several times a day. My T suggested I write my entries like I'm writing directly to him and that really helps get the thoughts out of my head. It's calming. I haven't showed him my physical journals, although I would have no problem doing that, but if something came up while writing I talk to him about it. He also has me keep a record of my feelings/emotions every day and I do show him that each appointment.