SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information - View Single Post

gowest · 10-18-2009, 09:26 AM

I use my email "drafts" folder.

I have found myself too lazy to ever really write on paper. although, I do keep a small notebook in my purse at all times in case I am desperate to write something down.

I also find that staring at the blank pages of a journal book puts pressure on me and then i tend to flake out. Instead the computer holds "no shoulds" or "fill up the pages" pressure for me.

I write letters to exbf, copy good quotes, make lists, write about what i want, etc. It really depends on the day.

also some days I'll write 5 or 6 entries and other times I will go for a week or two with out anything. It seems to be what works for me.

Back in the stone ages when I was a teenager, before the advent of computers, I did the regular long hand type of journaling.

Also I used to be fluent in a couple of other languages (Spanish and Italian - now I can understand fluently but lack of use really hinders my ability to express myself) and I used to journal really painful things in one of those languages. Helped me tolerate the pain by adding a tiny degree of separation via the use of another language.

10-18-2009, 09:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
gowest Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 273	I use my email "drafts" folder. I have found myself too lazy to ever really write on paper. although, I do keep a small notebook in my purse at all times in case I am desperate to write something down. I also find that staring at the blank pages of a journal book puts pressure on me and then i tend to flake out. Instead the computer holds "no shoulds" or "fill up the pages" pressure for me. I write letters to exbf, copy good quotes, make lists, write about what i want, etc. It really depends on the day. also some days I'll write 5 or 6 entries and other times I will go for a week or two with out anything. It seems to be what works for me. Back in the stone ages when I was a teenager, before the advent of computers, I did the regular long hand type of journaling. Also I used to be fluent in a couple of other languages (Spanish and Italian - now I can understand fluently but lack of use really hinders my ability to express myself) and I used to journal really painful things in one of those languages. Helped me tolerate the pain by adding a tiny degree of separation via the use of another language.