Lola Nocheprieta
MyPTSD Pro
So, I have been reluctant to start a trauma diary. I already feel like I share and reveal a good deal of myself just by responding to threads. In fact, I share way more here about my past and my interior life than I do irl. The diversity, anonymity and asynchronicity (since everyone's on different time zones) of the forums here have really helped me feel less alone. I've made a couple of really good friends, people I would actually venture out and meet if we lived closer. I'm just very conflicted about writing something so personal as a diary. On the one hand, the thought that everyone could read it and make comments freaks me out a little; on the other hand, it makes me feel like middle school again like, what if I throw a party and no one comes? What if I start to write and no one reads it or comments? Am I just setting myself up?
So I'm asking, do you have a trauma diary? Why or why not? How did you decide to start? How do you decide what to write about (if you feel like sharing your personal process)? Do you write about what happened in the past, or what is going on in the present (or both?) Do you write about the details of past trauma? What benefits do you feel you get from writing in your diary? Are there any drawbacks? And most importantly, how did you decide on a title???
I'm about this close ***holds thumb and forefinger about an inch apart*** to starting my own trauma diary/healing journal, but I wanted to gather some collective wisdom, first.
So I'm asking, do you have a trauma diary? Why or why not? How did you decide to start? How do you decide what to write about (if you feel like sharing your personal process)? Do you write about what happened in the past, or what is going on in the present (or both?) Do you write about the details of past trauma? What benefits do you feel you get from writing in your diary? Are there any drawbacks? And most importantly, how did you decide on a title???
I'm about this close ***holds thumb and forefinger about an inch apart*** to starting my own trauma diary/healing journal, but I wanted to gather some collective wisdom, first.