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Pen and paper. I tend to only journal when things are bad for me. I wonder if my handwriting is so bad no one can read my writing. Sometimes not even myself.

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I’ve got an unpopular opinion here because I love journaling! I’ve got hundreds of notes in my iPhone’s Notes app. HUNDREDS. My most favorite one is titled “Organize Your Thoughts”. I use the talk to text feature and stream of consciousness. Somehow, those thoughts get untangled and much easier to manage.

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I'm with you @kera I am obsessed with journaling! For years now I've been filling those decomposition notebooks. Every so often it is easier to type, so I use an old alphasmart word processor. Reaallly feels like my voices is going out into the ether because I so rarely transfer that stuff to my computer. 😂 I've also been known to send emails to myself.

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I LOVE the idea of using an old machine and the visual of sending words out into the ether with one.

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That’s awesome! You can be an inspiration for the rest of us. 😊

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Omg I hate journaling too, I hate reflecting on my own emotions. When I have to I write long hand in one of those bound notebooks I bought in a bookstore 😂 No lie. Though I’m very much drawn to the idea of impermanence, so much paper accumulates in my house, I could write on it and then throw it away. I also have a shredder 🤔

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I'm with MacKenzie on this one. I detest journaling. I've given it a genuine effort several times, in and outside of therapy. I'll acknowledge that it helps, but I fucking hate it😆

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I very much hate it, too. But it's SO helpful. :)

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Back when I was in therapy/PSR,(PsychoSocialRehabilitation-learning to play well in the sandbox,[all the social rules I never learned as a child]), I had to journal, every week. I hated it. Still hate it; but I’ll do it for you,(and I suppose, me.

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You can make journaling impermanent. You can write it on paper and burn that paper in a fireplace or fire pit. I find that helps with how much I hate it. :)

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My favorite way to journal is either through a journal app like Goodnotes, or blindfold journaling on my computer. For deep feels, usually blindfold journaling is most helpful.

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