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Dear diary, why? I have nothing to say. I've tried on & off to keep a diary (journalling sounds so hip) and never found a thing to talk about. I've found my

Dear diary, why? I have nothing to say. I've tried on & off to keep a diary (journalling sounds so hip) and never found a thing to talk about. I've found my great-grandfathers diary. As a farmer he noted things like weather temperatures, precipitation, etc. How the crops were doing, and what broke on the farm. It was interesting, but dry and factual. So I tried and never found anything substantial to write. What was the weather on the first day of school in 1992? I don't care. I have the internet for that now. Personal things? Feelings? I hate myself and hate my life. Yupp same entry for the last 35 years.

akkartik 7y ago
Journalling can be useful even if you never go back and read your journal. (In which case it doesn't matter that entries are repetitive.) "Journalling for mental health", URMC Health Encyclopedia: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentID=4552&ContentTypeID=1 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?Con... "How Writing in a Journal Helps Manage Depression" https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/writing-your-way-out-of-depression https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/writing-your-way-o...
jkmcf 7y ago
Been there, still can go there. I remember in 8th grade we had to do journaling in class and I might have been ok with it had it been a different teacher or just that no one would have read it. Years later I learn that it actually helps your brain make sense of the day. Look at your day and the emotions that form, and look for cause and effect. Look to change the causes, or how you interpret them. You have a lot of life left and a head start on me age wise. Shit didn’t start coming together for me until 40, and it’s still an uphill battle, but worth it. Try using the weather as a writing prompt to get the juices flowing.
proee 7y ago
A journal is just a tool - like a shovel or hammer. Perhaps you can use a journal to expand on creative ideas and ambitions, instead of reflecting on deep hurtful feelings. I hope you can find a way to love yourself and your life. Maybe consider a radical change in your current lifestyle/location to give yourself a fresh reset on life.

akkartik 7y ago

Journalling can be useful even if you never go back and read your journal. (In which case it doesn't matter that entries are repetitive.) "Journalling for mental health", URMC Health Encyclopedia: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentID=4552&ContentTypeID=1 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?Con... "How Writing in a Journal Helps Manage Depression" https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/writing-your-way-out-of-depression https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/writing-your-way-o...

jkmcf 7y ago

Been there, still can go there. I remember in 8th grade we had to do journaling in class and I might have been ok with it had it been a different teacher or just that no one would have read it. Years later I learn that it actually helps your brain make sense of the day. Look at your day and the emotions that form, and look for cause and effect. Look to change the causes, or how you interpret them. You have a lot of life left and a head start on me age wise. Shit didn’t start coming together for me until 40, and it’s still an uphill battle, but worth it. Try using the weather as a writing prompt to get the juices flowing.

proee 7y ago

A journal is just a tool - like a shovel or hammer. Perhaps you can use a journal to expand on creative ideas and ambitions, instead of reflecting on deep hurtful feelings. I hope you can find a way to love yourself and your life. Maybe consider a radical change in your current lifestyle/location to give yourself a fresh reset on life.