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To add, it helps to have some record of inner thoughts to look back and reflect with greater fidelity than memory. Done enough, one can start to make connectio
by kelseyfrog 3y ago
To add, it helps to have some record of inner thoughts to look back and reflect with greater fidelity than memory.
Done enough, one can start to make connections at a greater rate than if one was to try to keep it all in one's head. I've had several experiences in therapy where I had the spontaneous thought, "I've written about this before!" I was able to go back and thread through all previous reflections in a way that was much more than the sim of their parts. It really accelerates self discovery and growth.
- SamPatt 3y agoOn a similar note - I often have the sense that I'm a very different person today than I was in the past. Reading old writing of mine is fascinating, because it will sometimes confirm this - I often have very different beliefs - but it also shows how similarly my thought processes were in the past. I do recommend it, with the caveat that if you journaled during dark times, don't reread those parts if you're struggling again. Can be contagious.