Hello! First time in the doing anything like this, so please bear with me! There isn’t a place for people to post or talk about their journaling, which can be very helpful to others. So I decided to make one … even though I’ve never done anything remotely close to this. ———————————————————————— Welcome
This is a community for all journal related things prompts, questions, showing off, really anything relating to journaling. Always on the move, show off your everyday carry journal set up. Don’t write down paragraphs upon paragraphs of words, no worries! No matter how you journal or how you decide to keep your journal this community is for anyone who wants to share or just excited to see others set ups. ———————————————————————— Rules
— No hateful conduct
Due to the nature of journaling posts can be very personal. Anyone who is found to be overly negative or discriminatory towards another member within this community will receive repercussions relative to the situation. Have basic etiquette, this community is based on positivity and that will remain my goal throughout.
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As this is my first time creating a community please let me know if there are any rules I should implement. I am completely open to feedback and criticism as long as it’s for the best interest of the community.
My journaling journey started digitally so I never had the worry of someone else reading it.
Moreover, I needed a space where I was true to myself, and that allowed me to introspect with truths and facts. This has become so ingrained that I just cannot write a lie or omit a crucial detail to the point of me feeling guilty/wrong if I even think of doing so.
I don’t hold back. I’ve learned that if people wanted me to write kindly about them, they should’ve behaved better toward me. Also, they shouldn’t snoop through my shit.
One day, I’m sure my kids will read my journals. They’ll get a better understanding of what my mind was like and who I am as a person. I’m not perfect, and I like to hope that I’ve raised them to be compassionate humans. Maybe they won’t judge me too harshly for being a stupid ass while I was growing and learning and making mistakes.
More than anything my journals are for me. I write what I feel and what I think. I get things out of my head so it’s not so full all the time, so I can be more clear headed when I need to be. It’s also an extension of my brain. I have a neurological condition and my working memory sucks. Writing down my memories helps me not to forget important things, but also mundane things that I want to remember- like when my kids did something cute or silly.
So no, I don’t hold back, because my journal is a part of who I am- flaws and all. If I can’t be comfortable within my own skin and in my own mind, then I have a bigger problem.
I don't. I kinda trust people in my family to not open my journals but I also keep my journals with me most of the time and I write in another language so bigger part of my family can't read them. Also if there's something I'm scared of writing even in another language I write it in my script I made for this when I was a kid. Yeah, sometimes I'm kinda paranoid lol
Part of the reason I use journalling is for self therapy (it's honestly better than actual therapy in my experience), so no I don't hold back. I literally just write about whatever I feel like at the time.
It's very freeing, especially to an anxious mind like mine!
I live with my spouse, and no one else, so I tend to be pretty honest. Anything I write, I've probably at least hinted at to her already and the only scenario where she'd actively read looking for data is one where e.g., I was unconscious and she needed to know when I last logged that I had taken some medicine or etc.
In other living scenarios, I've found it much more difficult to be that open and honest - not because I didn't trust the people I lived with, but because if ever I accidentally walked away from a page without closing it, it might well be difficult for someone to avoid seeing.
As @[email protected] points out, languages and alternative scripts come in handy here as well. I don't use it often, but I'm still passingly comfortable with a rune set I used way back in high school to pass notes with friends. It's hardly 'secure,' but avoids legitimate accidental glances.
How the hell I remember that script thirty years later, I've not a clue, especially since I'm fairly certain we made part of it up from whole cloth way back when.
I tend not to commit to writing things that would be particularly indefensible, or at least to be circuitous about it if I do. Just because I haven't anything particular to hide today does not mean that I won't need to hide a thought or feeling in the foreseeable future.
I always hold back in my journal because I want to feel good when I look back through my pages, and not get triggered all over again.
If I want to vent/let go of negativity, I use sites like http://www.pixelthoughts.co/ and set myself free 😊
I haven't heard of that site before, thanks for the link 🙂
If I really need to vent & then let go of it all, I journal on a spare piece of paper (or several) and then burn them. The process of setting it all aflame is cleansing, plus the added bonus that nobody else can read it.
Of course, practice flame safety. In a pinch, a candle on the balcony can work. Use tongs, save your fingers.
I write with the assumption that my journals will be read either when I'm not around, or after I die. Were I to write everything, I'd have to burn the books when I finish one, and there's stuff in them I'd prefer to keep.
I did but I learned not to do it anymore. I just put all my thoughts in and keep it out of reach of other people. The best for self reflection is being able to write your thoughts out.