Does anyone write a journal?

I’ve done journaling for over three years now. I try to write everyday. I usually write about what I did that day, how I’m feeling, what the weather is like, and then I also have a list of what the best and worst days were in each year.

 

I currently keep several. One for writing in fountain pen, another that I write in using a dip pen, and a binder for handwriting practice, as well as grammar practice. I've struggled with writing for a long time due to abuse -- the public school where I grew up was horrible -- so writing longhand every day is good therapy and it desensitizes my fight or flight response when I do it.

 

Ripping up paper like that is an amazing form of therapy. I hope it helped a bit.
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I have journaled at least 2-3 times a week for the past 9 years or so. I mostly write about my daily life, stuff i did, general topics of interest, the news that day, neighborhood gossip, doodles, etc.... Recently i fallen behind though, i haven't written anything 'proper' in nearly a month.

I like reading back my old journals though, so i can remind myself of back in the days when my life was actually good. I don't usually journal about the bad days because i don't want to revisit the bad days (though these past couple months i written about the bad days anyway because my life plain sucks.)

 

I don't keep exactly a journal, since I don't write regularly, but I have a notebook where I write about my feelings and thoughts, especially when I'm feeling down or lonely or simply when I feel the urge to write down all that comes to mind.

I find it really helpful and I like to read it back from time to time as well.