#writingitdown
10 posts tagged ‘writingitdown’
When a Friend's Good News Doesn't Feel Like Good News
Has a close friend ever told you good news, and "congratulations" didn't come out right away? It has happened to me. My mouth said "that's amazing, really," whi
What Changes When You Name a Feeling
Could you say, in one word, how today felt? "Good." "Bad." "Fine, I guess." When you think about it, we run a whole day's feelings on a handful of words. For ye
There's One Thing You Can't Tell Anyone
Isn't there one thing you've never been able to tell anyone? Not to your closest friend, not to family, not even to someone you've known for years. Not because
Why You Shouldn't Journal Right When You're Angry
Ever hammered out a furious note the second something set you off? What they said, the whole scene, how unfair it was — you type faster than your fingers can ke
When everyone else seems to have it together
Ever had a night where everyone else seems to be doing fine, and you're the only one stuck in place? Late at night, you open a feed without thinking. Someone go
Why do we answer "I'm fine" when someone asks if we're okay?
"How've you been?" When someone asks me that, I answer almost automatically: "Same as always." It isn't the same. My chest has been heavy for days, and I keep w
The real reason a diary dies after three days
I once bought a new notebook.I liked the cover, and I thought this time I'd really do it. Day one, I wrote a fair amount. Day two, I wrote. Day three got shorte
Ever opened up about something hard and felt lonelier afterward?
I once worked up the nerve to say something hard. After days of hesitating, near the end of the night, half-laughing, pretending it was nothing. That I'd been h
don't start with what happened
You decided to keep an emotion journal, opened the notebook, and froze on the first line. Sound familiar? Most people start like this: "Today at work, my manage
I had nowhere to say it. So I built one.
On TV, counseling shows always have the same scene. Someone hesitates for a long time, then finally opens their mouth. It seems like nothing, but partway throug