Posted by fallsfall on June 12, 2003, at 7:10:51
In reply to Going over my notes to myself, posted by Dinah on June 11, 2003, at 21:44:04
Ah, yes. I have 6 or 7 notebooks full of journalling, and I've gone back to read it on occasion. What strikes me is the depth of my agony. I don't know that it is better now, but it was awful then (I have 8 years of journalling, too). I have only gone back probably twice. It is a lot of writing and a lot of pain.
I think best with a keyboard, so I always journal on the computer. I don't save it there (too many other eyes in this house), but I print 2 copies. One I give to my therapist, and one I keep. Sometimes if there has been a really difficult situation, instead of telling her about it I read the journalling (it is more accurate than my memory). If it was really hard, I give her the journalling to read during the session and then we can talk about it. I always give her the sheets when I leave the session. I'm on my 12th folder for my chart!! I can tell her things in my journalling that I can't say. It also gives me a chance to get extra information to her without running over on my sessions. She seems to like the journalling.
So, Dinah, don't shred it!! Give it to your therapist.
I've made progress, too. And it is nice to see.
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