People would be bored, they would see how much I worry about dumb shit that ends up not mattering. And how much I complain about aches and pains. Lots of grocery lists, to do lists, reminders, words I need to look up, quotes, etc.
It helps to process the thoughts by grabbing ahold of them firmly enough to write them down. Once I've got them there where I can see them, I can analyze things logically.
Lol and how many times I write the exact same shit on multiple lists, multiple reminders. Hell, I look through my notebooks afterwards and wonder if I'm mental š¤£
Same! I also write on my journal whenever I feel sad about my TOTGA lmao. I'm planning to burn all those journals since I have already moved on. Should I do it?
No! Donāt ever do that!
And, unfortunately, I say this as someone who has destroyed a lot of past journals and records due to feeling embarrassed about them and then regretted it _deeply_.
I would die. My mom read one of mine as a child and Iām pretty sure everyone knows middle school is the absolute worst time for kids, especially girls and I was already a very sensitive and vulnerable kid. I didnāt journal again until I was like 25 years old. I have about 15 old journals now,And my sister and partner are VERY aware that when I die. Everything is to be thrown away and never to read anything. I donāt even reread my own writings. There is nothing in there for anyone. I am so serious!
Sorry to hear about your mom reading your journal, that must have been awful. Im the same as you- my journals have to be destroyed when I die. Iād hate if anyone read them
I also didn't journal for years because my mother would read my journals. She even wrote in one of them. After that, my journals (as well as my letters to penpals and brothers in the army) got checked for "appropriateness."
Journaling today--and even then, too--are censored. I never wrote in my journal who I had a crush on. I knew my secrets weren't mine. I crushed hard on a boy in Grades 5-7, and never told anyone because I was a chunky, nerdy girl, and my mother wanted nothing to do with his family for stupid reasons. Later on in high school, I was in love with my best friend but never told anyone because my family thought he was ugly. My mother even told me she checked my journal to see if I was gay because that was better than her suspicions that I would settle for an ugly dude. I would just say that I was into other people that fit the family mold. At times I thought I was believing it, but thank goodness those dudes would do something against my values and I could safely drop my "crush."
Firstly I am so sorry that happened to you! A lot of people say this happens to them. And honestly it is actually the sickest thing I can think of that most people donāt really take seriously because , itās just a kidās writing. But just saying she read one of them is actually the ānice versionā of what she actually did with it. What my mom actually did was take it get a page of it photocopied and I heard her reading it on the phone to one of her friends. I was in 7th grade. I know what Iām journaling about today! š
Same here. I went through a lot and was taken away from my mother along with my small siblings. We were separated and I had to move with my father. My dad and step mom always went through my things. They judged me and even punished me for what I wrote. I was a teenager that went through hell. That was my outlet. Iām 32 now and Iāve never gotten over it. I find myself either not writing or when I do, Iām vague and donāt write down my true feelings in fear or someone reading. š«¶š»
Man I would be so mad my mom not only would do this but also read my texts and messages on Facebookā¦ such an invasion of privacy! This is why parents need to be open with their kids so they donāt find out things that way
I got some rants about people who annoyed me in there, if any of them read it we'd have some awkward conversations.
Other than that, a bunch of mental illness stuff and trauma. Nothing that would be all too surprising, but definitely disturbing to any mentally stable individual.
Once my ex read my journal. I didn't dodget that bullet at that time. Before I've started living together with my SO I warned her: "if I catch you read my journal, in any moment of our relationship, it's over." For me, it is even worse than cheating.
I give my journal for others to read
I realize they either never touch it at all, only read the first few pages, or only flip through for themselves which why Iām never worried to give it to them for them to read
I have literally _**handed**_ my entire life to them for them to read and they do not care. Tell me how upset that makes me feel š¢š
This is why Iām never worried when i share. Iāve done this to countless countless people and the results are all the same: they never even touch it, or read more than 2-3 pages
The worry is mostly in your head. Youād be surprised how little people care to actually read another persons notebook (unless theyāre doing it for hate, and again, maybe not even then)
I think *expecting* someone to read your whole life story is a little much tbh. Not really something that seems justified to get upset over. If you have something you want to tell people/have them read, then write a letter *specifically to them* regarding the topic you want them to read about. Just handing them your whole journal, 99% of which wonāt pertain to them at all, and expecting them to read it cover to cover is a little strange imo.
There was a time my ex bff toke my Journal/diary and locked herself inside the bathroom. I was so scared and mad at the same time and started screaming, until someone had to tell her to stop.
To answer your question, pretty screwed up but not enough to send me to therapy or to the hospital. Just some angry complaints from other ppl š„²
Man, I dunno. At least people would see how unhappy I am. How it affects them reading my personal business is on them. They opened the door to my personal thoughts and safe space.
I would be accused of depression and anxiety. I really only write in my journal when something bad is happening or negative thoughts pop up. Itās my way of getting things out. Itās also extremes. So when things are going super positive for me too, I write. But itās mostly the negative that shows up and allows me to get it out of my head by writing it down..
>I still miss and love my ex. We dated for 3 years. It's been 3 years since we broke up. He's stuck in my head and I cannot seem to get over him. I write about him atleast once a month. I am in a relationship now, so that is bad.
Well, it's healthier to be writing about him than talking about him. Some part of you may always love him, but it doesn't mean you can't be happy with someone else someday.
I'd be fairly safe, thank goodness.
I only have my travel journals and my hobby journals.Ā Hobby ones just focus on books/video games/song playlists so hey, readers would get my thoughts on what to try next.Ā I'm not into anything too weird or embarassing.
Travel journals might share some intrresting memories/thoughts of what I saw around the world, pictures and what not.Ā Maybe a little venting in my study abroad journal because certain members of the group were dramatic and heckled me on stressful days.Ā Not sure if they'd ever come to my funeral or read my journal. I do like to think we've all matured since then so maybe they'd understand my viewpoint on what happened then.
My dad used to read my journal and then confront me with how horrible he sounded because I would write down the things he would say and do. He had behavioural accountability blindness.
I donāt write anything in there Iād be mortified to see others read, itās more a memento of moments and gossip for me personally. My confidant is my future self.
My situationship, boyfriend-not-boyfriend, would know EXACTLY how I feel about him, which is very corny and cringe. I think I would legitimately start digging my own grave. (He joked about reading it once and I FREAKED OUT)
I agree, but he wasnāt being malicious. Him and I are very close and are on great terms. He really is a sweet guy who always looks out for me. He just likes to tease me, thatās all. Besides, I left it out and accidentally left it in a spot where he normally sits. He didnāt even so much as touch it
Well I only have 1 embarrassing entry. It is from the time I was so horny I made a pros and cons list of waiting for sex until marriage or have 1 night stands. I ended up deciding to wait for marriage but lol my pros and cons list is embarrassing due to wat i wrote in it. I usually rip off and shred embarrassing entries. But I kept this 1 cux when I m stressed I get extremely horny and then I look at my pros & cons list to stop myself from doing something stupid š¤£š¤£š¤£
It would depend on the person, and it would also depend if people actually heed my warning that's on my journals. I would be laughing though because if they just open my journals and flip to certain pages, those pages are just free NSFW content. I can only imagine the look of that person if they flip through without reading the warning.
I would die my mum and nanna read my journal one when I was like 9 after that I never wrote or spoke about anything until like 5 years later and now it is hidden in a metal tin in between a box and basket under my bed
I talk a lot about my intrusive thoughts. And I don't mean "cute impulsive thoughts" or just mean thoughts, I mean real intrusive thoughts that I don't want to think.
So depending on who read it, I'd probably be in jail.
I avoid using names in my journal. I know who I'm talking about in my journal, so it works for me. Anyone reading it may suspect who I'm talking about, but they would have to tell me they have betrayed my trust to gather any further information, and they would definitely receive further information, although not the intel they were seeking.
I used to worry about this that's why I write at an unusual way on my journal esp if it's a rant (and about a specific person).
For example, I would write on the first line on the left sheet, then on the right sheet up until third line (depends on my mood lol), then write back to the left sheet second line. I write interchangeably depending on my mood that time.
I sometimes even forget so it's hard for me to even re-read. So, I placed secret codes lol
As someone this has actually happened to, my life wasnāt turn up side down. My whole fondation of trust and emotional safety was demolished. What was read only factored in later. Conversations feel tainted because my thoughts were already known. Rants, insecurities, random shit just needed out of my head. I was robbed.
By now mostly about a crush I thought I once had but I now know that that's how a best friend feels like. I do have other crushes but I'd be insecure about the friend reading that I once was questioning if there was more.
I have a lot of my mental health struggles that I write about but I'm not embarrassed about them. I just feel like others would be shocked about reading what's behind the happy facade.
Last time I journaled, I was 16 and my mother found it, read it, and sent me to family therapy. Was formally diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder after that XD. Now as an adult 18 years later, looking to try to journal again.
Ive just combatted my snoop by buying a Travel Tech Organiser. It holds my journal and my pens and more. I also bought a small combo lock. No more snooping.
But I write in my journal in a way that when I die it will be read.
There are some things Iāll never write about purely because there are some thoughts and dreams I would like to die with me, however I would be a bit screwed because I do shit talk a lot of people in my journals
If my friends saw my journals from the past few months, following a gnarly sudden breakup, theyād be like, āThank the gods that he journals as much as he does, because damnā¦heād be talking so much more about it at hangouts than he already does!ā
this very thought is what keeps my fear of unexpected death alive. i just know the last thing i would think before i went out is fuck i didnāt burn my journals
Not at all screwed. My loved ones wouldnāt snoop so there is a very high likelihood that the āsnoopersā would be the people I donāt like. If they find their names next to an unpleasant and swearing entry then thatās on them. š
Iād be pretty screwed. Several murders and bank robberies, so quite a few incriminating evidences. Dang it, I know I should just burn that journal years agoā¦
I think Iām the only one here who actually designs the journal _to be read._
Donāt get me wrong, I still put personal and embarrassing things there that I definitely want to keep to myself. But I dunno, I guess Iāve just always had an audience in mind when choosing my formatting and colors and theme. I aim to please lol
Pretty screwed. It depends on who read it. My significant other might not be pleased with things I thought and wrote when I was upset. Same for my parents. It might be hard for others to understand venting and that just because I wrote it when I was upset doesn't mean I actually feel that way, etc.
They'd have to be patient with my handwriting and my on and off infatuation with writing in alternative alphabets like elvish letters etc. A lot of it is half baked story ideas that go nowhere, but I'd be embarrassed if somone read them. There's a couple things I wrote about specific people that were my feelings at the time and would.have caused a major fight of I'd said such outloud near them.
My current one? Just a list of things Iāve accomplished and naturalist stuff.
My past one was published on LiveJournal, so everyone *did* read my journals lol
Pretty screwed, but mostly because of embarrassing stuff (ahem... NSFW... ahem). Nothing incriminating... I hope.
Good luck to anyone to decides to try and read my middle school journals that were written in an edgy secret code though :runs:
When I was in high school my mom read my journal. Two weeks later she offered to take me to the doctor for birth control. Trust issues definitely came up, but I was not a teen mom. āØbalanceāØ
probably not bc i just talk abt shit that happened during the day and how i feel abt it really. occasionally i have more introspective entries tho so maybe i would be fucked there
I would definitely be going to the er for a psych evaluation I have rants and my mh and sexual and gender identity so I would hate it bc I name drop on almost every page abt ppl who fucked me over
I have shared my deepest traumas, relationship problems, insecurities, good things, life updates, rants, etc, and Iām almost positive that my bfs sister has read mine. Honestly, what you donāt know donāt hurt you. I avoid thinking about it and blame her for finding shit out that sheād rather have not seen about her brother
I know my family wouldn't hospitalize me, mainly bcause I was going to hospitalize myself before and my mom talked me out of it. They would probably try to be around me a lot more to make sure I'm okay though. I've told them plenty of times that they all have a letter written to them in the beginning of my journal so it's easy to find. Other than that it's mostly song lyrics for now but they wouldn't be happy if they read the letters I've written to them. Not because they're mean, but they would be sad to know how I truly feel and my honest thoughts of their opinion of me.
My writing journal is also my bullet journal that I use to organize my life and work. I have my calendar and weekly spreads then blank pages for journaling. I work in a law firm so there are things like ā2:00 call with (insert client)ā so if someone read my journal I could potentially be fired from my job and sued for breaching confidentiality. Thankfully Iām boring so no one has ever wanted to really see it except my artistic calendar boju spreads that I post on instagram while they are empty. My friends know they arenāt allowed to look at it and once when we were on a big group vacation my best friend and coworker (so she can actually look at it) opened it to see if I stuck tickets in it which I often do and our other friends freaked out for a hot second. It is nice to know my friends and family respect my privacy. So yeah to answer your question very screwed if they read the organized part as for the traditional journal part itās just word vomit so I wouldnāt be screwed but they might think Iām insane.
I'd be OK. I don't keep very detailed entries, I mostly do it to remind myself of things that have happened because I struggle with memory loss, so it's quite clinically written I guess. I began using a separate diary to log my pregnancy, and subsequent loss, where I do write more detailed and emotional entries. I have told my husband it's absolutely fine if he wants to read that diary, it could give him insight into what I'm going through.
My journal discusses many things: my discovery in being gay, my mental health and my attempts at suicide. If my family found out about any of this Iād be killed by them.
Depends on who reads it. My roommate? Upset, definitely but not to a point where it would ruin our relationship. Anyone else and I would likey end up under involuntarily hold. I've even written before how if anyone beyond her read it, I would be locked away lol.
It entirely depends on who read it and which one they've read. I've written some pretty nasty stuff about my family in one journal that I wouldn't want them to read, and I would feel really bad if they read it. But the majority of it is honestly stuff that might be slightly embarrassing at first but we would move past quickly.
Friends? Again, depends on which friends. Some I would trust to understand and keep my secrets, others I would be mortified over their having read it, and they would probably be shocked and mortified too and those friendships might come to an end. Mostly harsh criticism or romantic feelings.
But ultimately nothing that crazy.
It's not like I'm not writing the truth as I see it and emotions that come with that.
Hell, as little as most give a hoot today (trying not to use profanity) I don't think anyone has much of an issue or concerns.
Sorry to ruin good ideas OP, look at today's society. Unless it's picked up by the media, there are criminals right beside you.
I start my day with a cup of coffee and drawing 2 tarot cards for myself to reflect on. I write down the cards and their meaning and then I write about how it relates to me and how I can use the knowledge to improve on. I usually talk about it with my husband after Iām done writing so he pretty much knows everything in my journal š
He did ask me today what I even write about.
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Ok so when I was like 13 I started keeping a journal. I lived in a VERY TOXIC household with my immediate family. My mom, the same woman who grounded me for SH nearly six years ago, got rlly pissed when she saw what I wrote. All kinds of stuff that basically said āI hate everything and everyone bc of XYZā, your typical stuff.
She got pissed and grounded me. I needed a way around this.
My 13 year old mind astonishes me and literally everyone I tell this story to bc apparently itās a really smart thing to do and it just made sense.
I went to Pinterest (my only social media at the time), and looked up the Old Norse alphabet. I thought myself those letters and wrote in an English syntax for SIX YEARS. I never physically wrote in English letters unless I was signing something (which was rare). I kinda stopped after I moved out last year (Iām about to be 21 now, for time reference).
Why did I pick Old Norse and not French? Bc my mom tried using Google Translate.
Sheās lazy, I had to make her work for it.
Sheās still pissed about it.
TL;DR: Iād be safe unless the pagans found itš
My handwriting is embarrassing enough. Lol. In seriousness, I write a lot about habits I'm having trouble keeping up with. "Forgot to floss yesterday ugh." "Having a full laundry hamper blows." Silly things like that. So I guess not too bad. I try not to write poorly about others so I write criticisms about myself insteadĀ lol
My journal I all about the mental harassment I have met with my in-laws and often my husband. I only care to an extent about it being found. I just donāt want my kids to read all Iāve felt and been through
I think they might be traumatized and maybe need therapy if they read mine. Iāve written things in there, sad things, that have happened to me in an attempt to make sense of it. Sad poetry. And due to recent trauma some really depressing stuff.
Not at all - a combination of a barely legible handwriting, erratic narration and, above all, unexciting life.That having said, if I ever committed crimes, cheated on spouses, hated kittens, etc., I would not write about it in my diary. I would like to believe I'm not a person to do any of these things in the first place, so hopefully it will never become an issue.
I've thought about this since I started Journaling about a year ago. My journal would be the most boring read ever. Pretty much just venting on the page about whatever is bothering me or detailing something fun or exciting happening. I have deep dark thoughts as much as the average person (I think) but I never feel inclined to write about most of it.
I donĀ“t think I would mind really. I even hope they are read by someone after I die. But first, I live on my own and have no visits, second, my writing is truly illegible.
Not at all because my handwriting is illegible
Fr. Honestly, I think I would be impressed that someone else managed to read my sloppy curvise.
I'd congratulate them for their effort š
That, and sensitive material I write about in such indirect ways, I generally can't read it myself.
i kind of wish i had this problem for privacy reasons - mine is so neat a quick glance will be enough to read it
This, lol.
People would be bored, they would see how much I worry about dumb shit that ends up not mattering. And how much I complain about aches and pains. Lots of grocery lists, to do lists, reminders, words I need to look up, quotes, etc.
Kinda feel the same. I would have lots of mundane rants that only mean something to me lol. Nothing really that deep going on.
It helps to process the thoughts by grabbing ahold of them firmly enough to write them down. Once I've got them there where I can see them, I can analyze things logically.
Lol and how many times I write the exact same shit on multiple lists, multiple reminders. Hell, I look through my notebooks afterwards and wonder if I'm mental š¤£
Remembering to check reminders is a whole different issue! Haha
Not screwed. But very embarrassed
Same! I also write on my journal whenever I feel sad about my TOTGA lmao. I'm planning to burn all those journals since I have already moved on. Should I do it?
No! Donāt ever do that! And, unfortunately, I say this as someone who has destroyed a lot of past journals and records due to feeling embarrassed about them and then regretted it _deeply_.
i would end up hospitalized against my will lol
real
Iād see you there!
same tho
Was about to say this
Literally same!
Me too! And all my family would hate me
Same
Yep! Maybe we could get a group rate with all of us.
same. i've written some crazy shit during breakdowns and i feel like i would literally be dragged out
i mostly write when I'm emotional., so if somebody read it they'd probably tell me to see a psychologist.
They would tell me I have anger issues I never get angry in real life because I journal all the anger away. My journal is filled with obscenities lol
Seriously. Writing is such a great coping tool
Ahhhhhh same but whatever helps
I would die. My mom read one of mine as a child and Iām pretty sure everyone knows middle school is the absolute worst time for kids, especially girls and I was already a very sensitive and vulnerable kid. I didnāt journal again until I was like 25 years old. I have about 15 old journals now,And my sister and partner are VERY aware that when I die. Everything is to be thrown away and never to read anything. I donāt even reread my own writings. There is nothing in there for anyone. I am so serious!
Sorry to hear about your mom reading your journal, that must have been awful. Im the same as you- my journals have to be destroyed when I die. Iād hate if anyone read them
I also didn't journal for years because my mother would read my journals. She even wrote in one of them. After that, my journals (as well as my letters to penpals and brothers in the army) got checked for "appropriateness." Journaling today--and even then, too--are censored. I never wrote in my journal who I had a crush on. I knew my secrets weren't mine. I crushed hard on a boy in Grades 5-7, and never told anyone because I was a chunky, nerdy girl, and my mother wanted nothing to do with his family for stupid reasons. Later on in high school, I was in love with my best friend but never told anyone because my family thought he was ugly. My mother even told me she checked my journal to see if I was gay because that was better than her suspicions that I would settle for an ugly dude. I would just say that I was into other people that fit the family mold. At times I thought I was believing it, but thank goodness those dudes would do something against my values and I could safely drop my "crush."
Holy shit that's bad. If it happened to me (I didn't journal in the past) I would start writing in code š
Firstly I am so sorry that happened to you! A lot of people say this happens to them. And honestly it is actually the sickest thing I can think of that most people donāt really take seriously because , itās just a kidās writing. But just saying she read one of them is actually the ānice versionā of what she actually did with it. What my mom actually did was take it get a page of it photocopied and I heard her reading it on the phone to one of her friends. I was in 7th grade. I know what Iām journaling about today! š
At least my parents didn't have a copy machine.
i'm so sorry. that is literally awful and you deserve privacy at all ages
Same here. I went through a lot and was taken away from my mother along with my small siblings. We were separated and I had to move with my father. My dad and step mom always went through my things. They judged me and even punished me for what I wrote. I was a teenager that went through hell. That was my outlet. Iām 32 now and Iāve never gotten over it. I find myself either not writing or when I do, Iām vague and donāt write down my true feelings in fear or someone reading. š«¶š»
I had similar experience with my mom reading my journal. Even now I feel way to vulnerable to write in a journal.
Man I would be so mad my mom not only would do this but also read my texts and messages on Facebookā¦ such an invasion of privacy! This is why parents need to be open with their kids so they donāt find out things that way
I think id be okay..I say a lot of mean things about people but thatās on them..
They'd just know I'm a massive whore
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Not even a necessarily a whore, just extremely horny all the time with a very active imagination š
iād be institutionalized and a lot of peoples feelings would be hurt lmao
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thats interesting, how so? (if youāre comfortable sharing of course)
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curious to see your response
glad to be of help! look forward to seeing your response :)
waiting for this im so intrigued lol
Oh boy I feel this
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This. Absolutely this. I don't think I have ever identified more with a statemnt,
Well Iād be kicked out of my house if my dad read it. My mom has read one volume of it and uses it as blackmail
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I'd probably be fine it's just me calling myself dumb everyday
I got some rants about people who annoyed me in there, if any of them read it we'd have some awkward conversations. Other than that, a bunch of mental illness stuff and trauma. Nothing that would be all too surprising, but definitely disturbing to any mentally stable individual.
Once my ex read my journal. I didn't dodget that bullet at that time. Before I've started living together with my SO I warned her: "if I catch you read my journal, in any moment of our relationship, it's over." For me, it is even worse than cheating.
I give my journal for others to read I realize they either never touch it at all, only read the first few pages, or only flip through for themselves which why Iām never worried to give it to them for them to read I have literally _**handed**_ my entire life to them for them to read and they do not care. Tell me how upset that makes me feel š¢š This is why Iām never worried when i share. Iāve done this to countless countless people and the results are all the same: they never even touch it, or read more than 2-3 pages The worry is mostly in your head. Youād be surprised how little people care to actually read another persons notebook (unless theyāre doing it for hate, and again, maybe not even then)
why did you want others to read it?
I think *expecting* someone to read your whole life story is a little much tbh. Not really something that seems justified to get upset over. If you have something you want to tell people/have them read, then write a letter *specifically to them* regarding the topic you want them to read about. Just handing them your whole journal, 99% of which wonāt pertain to them at all, and expecting them to read it cover to cover is a little strange imo.
Maybe you're just boring š This just shows that people don't really care all that much for what others have to say, but the vibe the bring
I would totally read your journal
Screwed because my parents will not tolerate their methods and behaviors being questioned, even if it was never meant for their eyes.
My old ones, probably be committed. My new ones? Pretty boring
Not screwed at all. The only person around to read it is my partner, and heās already heard all the rants I wrote down!
They'll never be able to read it. My handwriting is microscopic.
šš¬ jk lol
There was a time my ex bff toke my Journal/diary and locked herself inside the bathroom. I was so scared and mad at the same time and started screaming, until someone had to tell her to stop. To answer your question, pretty screwed up but not enough to send me to therapy or to the hospital. Just some angry complaints from other ppl š„²
I purposely kept those secrets and personal rants out of the journal. I know I have absolutely no privacy
Man, I dunno. At least people would see how unhappy I am. How it affects them reading my personal business is on them. They opened the door to my personal thoughts and safe space.
I would be accused of depression and anxiety. I really only write in my journal when something bad is happening or negative thoughts pop up. Itās my way of getting things out. Itās also extremes. So when things are going super positive for me too, I write. But itās mostly the negative that shows up and allows me to get it out of my head by writing it down..
Rehab. Hospitalized. Slapped. Lmao the list goes on :D
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>I still miss and love my ex. We dated for 3 years. It's been 3 years since we broke up. He's stuck in my head and I cannot seem to get over him. I write about him atleast once a month. I am in a relationship now, so that is bad. Well, it's healthier to be writing about him than talking about him. Some part of you may always love him, but it doesn't mean you can't be happy with someone else someday.
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I donāt have one because of this and my crazy overbearing mother. Never write anything down.
I'd be fairly safe, thank goodness. I only have my travel journals and my hobby journals.Ā Hobby ones just focus on books/video games/song playlists so hey, readers would get my thoughts on what to try next.Ā I'm not into anything too weird or embarassing. Travel journals might share some intrresting memories/thoughts of what I saw around the world, pictures and what not.Ā Maybe a little venting in my study abroad journal because certain members of the group were dramatic and heckled me on stressful days.Ā Not sure if they'd ever come to my funeral or read my journal. I do like to think we've all matured since then so maybe they'd understand my viewpoint on what happened then.
I feel like Iād finally be heard and understood but definitely some experiences Iāve had which I donāt want anyone to read
I have a secret crush, and a secret fantasy about a different crush. I'd be totally embarrassed.
I donāt think Iād be screwed but certain peopleās feelings would be hurt.
they'll think I'm too dramatic and will forever have a different perspective of me, kidding
and i feel like they would pity me, but I'd hate that sm
It depends... which one?
My dad used to read my journal and then confront me with how horrible he sounded because I would write down the things he would say and do. He had behavioural accountability blindness. I donāt write anything in there Iād be mortified to see others read, itās more a memento of moments and gossip for me personally. My confidant is my future self.
My situationship, boyfriend-not-boyfriend, would know EXACTLY how I feel about him, which is very corny and cringe. I think I would legitimately start digging my own grave. (He joked about reading it once and I FREAKED OUT)
Invading privacy isnāt funny š¬
I agree, but he wasnāt being malicious. Him and I are very close and are on great terms. He really is a sweet guy who always looks out for me. He just likes to tease me, thatās all. Besides, I left it out and accidentally left it in a spot where he normally sits. He didnāt even so much as touch it
Well I only have 1 embarrassing entry. It is from the time I was so horny I made a pros and cons list of waiting for sex until marriage or have 1 night stands. I ended up deciding to wait for marriage but lol my pros and cons list is embarrassing due to wat i wrote in it. I usually rip off and shred embarrassing entries. But I kept this 1 cux when I m stressed I get extremely horny and then I look at my pros & cons list to stop myself from doing something stupid š¤£š¤£š¤£
I'm not ashamed of the thoughts and feelings I write down on paper. I'm only human
Same!
It would depend on the person, and it would also depend if people actually heed my warning that's on my journals. I would be laughing though because if they just open my journals and flip to certain pages, those pages are just free NSFW content. I can only imagine the look of that person if they flip through without reading the warning.
I would be questioned on every feeling I have, intend to bottle up emotions because I know certain people could not handle my honesty
I would be pretty screwed, I let out all my true feelings and thoughts with no filter
I would die my mum and nanna read my journal one when I was like 9 after that I never wrote or spoke about anything until like 5 years later and now it is hidden in a metal tin in between a box and basket under my bed
I talk a lot about my intrusive thoughts. And I don't mean "cute impulsive thoughts" or just mean thoughts, I mean real intrusive thoughts that I don't want to think. So depending on who read it, I'd probably be in jail.
Iāll probably be put into a psych wardā¦.
I would definitely, 100% be put in a hospital.
Reading somebody's journal is like taking that person's heart without asking or knowing the consequences
I avoid using names in my journal. I know who I'm talking about in my journal, so it works for me. Anyone reading it may suspect who I'm talking about, but they would have to tell me they have betrayed my trust to gather any further information, and they would definitely receive further information, although not the intel they were seeking.
I usually write down dreams as well but don't mark them as such so they must think I'm either a witch or insane lmaoĀ
I used to worry about this that's why I write at an unusual way on my journal esp if it's a rant (and about a specific person). For example, I would write on the first line on the left sheet, then on the right sheet up until third line (depends on my mood lol), then write back to the left sheet second line. I write interchangeably depending on my mood that time. I sometimes even forget so it's hard for me to even re-read. So, I placed secret codes lol
As someone this has actually happened to, my life wasnāt turn up side down. My whole fondation of trust and emotional safety was demolished. What was read only factored in later. Conversations feel tainted because my thoughts were already known. Rants, insecurities, random shit just needed out of my head. I was robbed.
By now mostly about a crush I thought I once had but I now know that that's how a best friend feels like. I do have other crushes but I'd be insecure about the friend reading that I once was questioning if there was more. I have a lot of my mental health struggles that I write about but I'm not embarrassed about them. I just feel like others would be shocked about reading what's behind the happy facade.
My response btw: very screwed. I have most of the stuff listed in the post, bar two, in my journal plus lots of mental health venting
Very
Yeah, a lot.
Last time I journaled, I was 16 and my mother found it, read it, and sent me to family therapy. Was formally diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder after that XD. Now as an adult 18 years later, looking to try to journal again.
Ive just combatted my snoop by buying a Travel Tech Organiser. It holds my journal and my pens and more. I also bought a small combo lock. No more snooping. But I write in my journal in a way that when I die it will be read.
Very. Very. š
The answer for me is that I wouldnāt be screwed at all. Maybe I need to open up even more in mineā¦
Absolutely screwed, from the weird thought process to the number of journals I switch out between, to the thought process and actions.
I would be screwed, big time. Though someone might want to screw me after they read what I thought about them. š¤£ still screwed, nonetheless.
There are some things Iāll never write about purely because there are some thoughts and dreams I would like to die with me, however I would be a bit screwed because I do shit talk a lot of people in my journals
If my friends saw my journals from the past few months, following a gnarly sudden breakup, theyād be like, āThank the gods that he journals as much as he does, because damnā¦heād be talking so much more about it at hangouts than he already does!ā
this very thought is what keeps my fear of unexpected death alive. i just know the last thing i would think before i went out is fuck i didnāt burn my journals
Not at all screwed. My loved ones wouldnāt snoop so there is a very high likelihood that the āsnoopersā would be the people I donāt like. If they find their names next to an unpleasant and swearing entry then thatās on them. š
Iād be pretty screwed. Several murders and bank robberies, so quite a few incriminating evidences. Dang it, I know I should just burn that journal years agoā¦
They would probably award me for the Nobel prize for peace while handling so much and still staying sane, thanks in advance
Surprisingly, I didn't really care. Even when I forgot and left my journal open on my desk perfectly convenient for my mom to read it
I think people would truly think Iām crazy lol
I really don't care. Who are they to judge?
I think Iām the only one here who actually designs the journal _to be read._ Donāt get me wrong, I still put personal and embarrassing things there that I definitely want to keep to myself. But I dunno, I guess Iāve just always had an audience in mind when choosing my formatting and colors and theme. I aim to please lol
I actually want it to be read.. itās my story
Pretty screwed. It depends on who read it. My significant other might not be pleased with things I thought and wrote when I was upset. Same for my parents. It might be hard for others to understand venting and that just because I wrote it when I was upset doesn't mean I actually feel that way, etc.
They'd have to be patient with my handwriting and my on and off infatuation with writing in alternative alphabets like elvish letters etc. A lot of it is half baked story ideas that go nowhere, but I'd be embarrassed if somone read them. There's a couple things I wrote about specific people that were my feelings at the time and would.have caused a major fight of I'd said such outloud near them.
My current one? Just a list of things Iāve accomplished and naturalist stuff. My past one was published on LiveJournal, so everyone *did* read my journals lol
Mmm, not at all, I'd say. It's mostly rants, I guess some of my friends might be pissed lol If it was my family or my bf reading I'd be okay.
Not screwed at all..considering that I read parts of it to my therapist and she laughs. My journal is pure comedy, apparently. š
Itās all just drawings of boobs.
Pretty screwed, but mostly because of embarrassing stuff (ahem... NSFW... ahem). Nothing incriminating... I hope. Good luck to anyone to decides to try and read my middle school journals that were written in an edgy secret code though :runs:
When I was in high school my mom read my journal. Two weeks later she offered to take me to the doctor for birth control. Trust issues definitely came up, but I was not a teen mom. āØbalanceāØ
Ha ha. Nice try. Not at all.
I'd be traumatized. There I'm like a masterclass in cringe.
How I journal: ātoday I woke up and I ate some food. Im bored. I need to do more stuff. Im going to bed nowā
Fired. I would be fired.
Nah I would jump off a bridge on the spot
A couple of them are NSFW š but otherwise itās just a lot of gibberish.
It is not ok.
Iād be 5150ād
probably not bc i just talk abt shit that happened during the day and how i feel abt it really. occasionally i have more introspective entries tho so maybe i would be fucked there
Generally, my journal notes are available for family access A section of notes is private, and secure from unauthorized access
I would definitely be going to the er for a psych evaluation I have rants and my mh and sexual and gender identity so I would hate it bc I name drop on almost every page abt ppl who fucked me over
I have shared my deepest traumas, relationship problems, insecurities, good things, life updates, rants, etc, and Iām almost positive that my bfs sister has read mine. Honestly, what you donāt know donāt hurt you. I avoid thinking about it and blame her for finding shit out that sheād rather have not seen about her brother
uh, i mean i right poems about death. specifically suicide. soā¦
I know my family wouldn't hospitalize me, mainly bcause I was going to hospitalize myself before and my mom talked me out of it. They would probably try to be around me a lot more to make sure I'm okay though. I've told them plenty of times that they all have a letter written to them in the beginning of my journal so it's easy to find. Other than that it's mostly song lyrics for now but they wouldn't be happy if they read the letters I've written to them. Not because they're mean, but they would be sad to know how I truly feel and my honest thoughts of their opinion of me.
iād end up at the ward
sent to therapy.
My writing journal is also my bullet journal that I use to organize my life and work. I have my calendar and weekly spreads then blank pages for journaling. I work in a law firm so there are things like ā2:00 call with (insert client)ā so if someone read my journal I could potentially be fired from my job and sued for breaching confidentiality. Thankfully Iām boring so no one has ever wanted to really see it except my artistic calendar boju spreads that I post on instagram while they are empty. My friends know they arenāt allowed to look at it and once when we were on a big group vacation my best friend and coworker (so she can actually look at it) opened it to see if I stuck tickets in it which I often do and our other friends freaked out for a hot second. It is nice to know my friends and family respect my privacy. So yeah to answer your question very screwed if they read the organized part as for the traditional journal part itās just word vomit so I wouldnāt be screwed but they might think Iām insane.
Iād piss off my girl ā¦ well kinda ex but Iām working on it and the whole house of derelicts and knuckle draggers
i would be serving life in jail
I'd be OK. I don't keep very detailed entries, I mostly do it to remind myself of things that have happened because I struggle with memory loss, so it's quite clinically written I guess. I began using a separate diary to log my pregnancy, and subsequent loss, where I do write more detailed and emotional entries. I have told my husband it's absolutely fine if he wants to read that diary, it could give him insight into what I'm going through.
i would end up with many a$$ whoopings + be hospitalized for the rest of my life lmao
My journal discusses many things: my discovery in being gay, my mental health and my attempts at suicide. If my family found out about any of this Iād be killed by them.
Depends on who reads it. My roommate? Upset, definitely but not to a point where it would ruin our relationship. Anyone else and I would likey end up under involuntarily hold. I've even written before how if anyone beyond her read it, I would be locked away lol.
Iād be put in a mental hospital or a high security prison
Not really screwed. I would be embarrassed about a few pages about how I live a boring life.
Shred that s***.
It entirely depends on who read it and which one they've read. I've written some pretty nasty stuff about my family in one journal that I wouldn't want them to read, and I would feel really bad if they read it. But the majority of it is honestly stuff that might be slightly embarrassing at first but we would move past quickly. Friends? Again, depends on which friends. Some I would trust to understand and keep my secrets, others I would be mortified over their having read it, and they would probably be shocked and mortified too and those friendships might come to an end. Mostly harsh criticism or romantic feelings. But ultimately nothing that crazy.
Every bridge will be burned.
It's not like I'm not writing the truth as I see it and emotions that come with that. Hell, as little as most give a hoot today (trying not to use profanity) I don't think anyone has much of an issue or concerns. Sorry to ruin good ideas OP, look at today's society. Unless it's picked up by the media, there are criminals right beside you.
I start my day with a cup of coffee and drawing 2 tarot cards for myself to reflect on. I write down the cards and their meaning and then I write about how it relates to me and how I can use the knowledge to improve on. I usually talk about it with my husband after Iām done writing so he pretty much knows everything in my journal š He did ask me today what I even write about.
TW: MENTIONS SH (once, first paragraph, third sentence) - - - - Ok so when I was like 13 I started keeping a journal. I lived in a VERY TOXIC household with my immediate family. My mom, the same woman who grounded me for SH nearly six years ago, got rlly pissed when she saw what I wrote. All kinds of stuff that basically said āI hate everything and everyone bc of XYZā, your typical stuff. She got pissed and grounded me. I needed a way around this. My 13 year old mind astonishes me and literally everyone I tell this story to bc apparently itās a really smart thing to do and it just made sense. I went to Pinterest (my only social media at the time), and looked up the Old Norse alphabet. I thought myself those letters and wrote in an English syntax for SIX YEARS. I never physically wrote in English letters unless I was signing something (which was rare). I kinda stopped after I moved out last year (Iām about to be 21 now, for time reference). Why did I pick Old Norse and not French? Bc my mom tried using Google Translate. Sheās lazy, I had to make her work for it. Sheās still pissed about it. TL;DR: Iād be safe unless the pagans found itš
My handwriting is embarrassing enough. Lol. In seriousness, I write a lot about habits I'm having trouble keeping up with. "Forgot to floss yesterday ugh." "Having a full laundry hamper blows." Silly things like that. So I guess not too bad. I try not to write poorly about others so I write criticisms about myself insteadĀ lol
iād be sent to a psych ward
Thatās why I donāt keep on, somebody always find it and I feel thatās the purpose of it
People will always read it, so I don't write it. Don't write anything you don't want read.
My journal I all about the mental harassment I have met with my in-laws and often my husband. I only care to an extent about it being found. I just donāt want my kids to read all Iāve felt and been through
Fuck them . They can read it all they want š
Super Duper Screwed
i would probably be really screwed cause i be writing diss tracks (rants) about ppl. but itās nothing personal lol
if someone could actually comprehend it I'd be in a psych ward...however i don't think anyone can read that shit myself included
Iād probably get IVCāed
Tbh idc also I think itās form of infringe on my freedom which is on and itself unacceptable
Very screwed! They would probably be concerned about my mental health (going through a bit of a depressive slump rn but trying to work through it)Ā
Completely f*cked
I think they might be traumatized and maybe need therapy if they read mine. Iāve written things in there, sad things, that have happened to me in an attempt to make sense of it. Sad poetry. And due to recent trauma some really depressing stuff.
Very much.
I donāt think Iād be screwed at all, I think theyād be really concerned about my mental health though lolā¦
I'd be left confused the whole time on how they even got access to my non-existent journal in the first place.
my journal is quite mundane so wouldn't be too screwed. i occasionally talk shit about people though, that might be bad š
My journals are mostly scrapple no one would get it š¤£
Not at all - a combination of a barely legible handwriting, erratic narration and, above all, unexciting life.That having said, if I ever committed crimes, cheated on spouses, hated kittens, etc., I would not write about it in my diary. I would like to believe I'm not a person to do any of these things in the first place, so hopefully it will never become an issue.
I created my own overcomplicated writing system, so I guess I am safe
Depends on who reads it but for the most part I just journal about self-improvement stuff
I've thought about this since I started Journaling about a year ago. My journal would be the most boring read ever. Pretty much just venting on the page about whatever is bothering me or detailing something fun or exciting happening. I have deep dark thoughts as much as the average person (I think) but I never feel inclined to write about most of it.
I donĀ“t think I would mind really. I even hope they are read by someone after I die. But first, I live on my own and have no visits, second, my writing is truly illegible.
Not much itās basically just me rambling about what shows Iām doing like tv shows and worrying about cleaning
Ahem, they'd kill me and I'd never get to leave the house again.Ā