DIARIES

[della]

How many of you keep a daily journel?
This was something that i did for about 8yrs (although i have to admit that i did not write in it every day) But now this journal is precious to me. A journal allows you to see how far you have come and more importantly .....how you felt it also allows us to look back after a short while, and look at things in a different light.
I know that on some days if i had tried to do something and i didnt do it without panicking i frequently felt like a dissappointment to myself....i would really beat myself up over these things ...and writing it down and then letting a week or so pass and re- reading it makes us see things differently.....i could sometimes say to myself ...at least i tried.


della[8D]

[nomorepanic]

Della

I think quite a few are keeping them on here as Meg suggested it and it seems to really help people.

I used to make recordings onto a tape cassette - makes me cry to listen to it now though !

Glad it helped you too.

Nicola

[mico]

I think it's a good idea and has been mentioned many times on here before.

I've often thought about keeping journals myself, but maybe I'm scared as to what they would turn into! I can picture a series of very in depth, yet illegible books, that would drive even the most sane individual into a state of infinite confusion!

It still tempts me though...


mico

[seh1980]

I keep saying that Im going to start one but still haven't got around to it..hopefully I will one day soon..

[nomorepanic]

Mico

If you wrote a diary it would be an epic tale after just one day LOL!! We know you like to write and philosophise (spelling)!

Nicola

[mico]

Nic

If you think what I write in here is bad, it isn't a scratch on what I would write if I knew no one else would be reading it!!

mico

[nomorepanic]

LOL Mico - you are a star and we love your posts when you get your "epic post" head on!

Nicola

[didunn1]

I always used to keep a diary as a teenager so my hubby bought me a journal out on holiday in Florida last year-they have a book for everything over there. I'm trying to fill it with happy memories as well as affirmations and positive thoughts from self-help books and websites. It's good to look back on when Im feeling low.

I've even put a few photos of me on the roller-coasters to prove how brave I can be.

Di

[nomorepanic]

I keep a scrap book too - it may sound sad but it contains achievements to me - bus tickets, plane tickets, tram tickets, concert tickets etc. Just to remind me that I can do those things and when I did them.

May sound sad to some people but I am sure you all see it as achievements to date!


Nicola

[sal]

Hi Della

I wrote a diary and put my deepest thoughts into it and logged how often i needed to take diazepam etc, but someone broke my trust and read it and although i gained a lot from having one, im not happy to do it again although it helped me loads.

Love Sal xx


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