Diary

[scarreddaisy]

IN my personal expierence I have found that i have made a dramatic dent in my picking by writing in a diary... I wasn't a diary person but I sort of forced myself into it and the first few entries were like this isnt my thing but ill write what is on my mind... then it became a lil addiction. I couldnt wait to get to those pages and purge everything I felt that day... especially the bad because i wanted it out of me.. I find when you get all those bad feelings out they tend to stay out for awhile.. its amazingly theraputic and helps you gain a better understanding of yourself and of your pain... I've been writing since decemeber and I have about 13 pages filled.. and I read over what I had written.. ANd I was amazed the up and downs.. the irrational anger and the philosophical moments... It has shown me how much I have progressed through this. I highly recommend it for those of you who feel the oppressing weight of this disorder as I have. It workd best when your trying not to pick because the frusteration will eventually form into words... anyways, this is just what i have dicovered. Hope it can help someone like it helped me.

[rabbitmoon]

thank you so much for this post! i used to be a hard-core journal-keeper ages like 14 to 17. i actually have volumes and volumes of my writing. it was great! it gave me so much insight into myself and it was fun too. i could go on and on about the benefits of journaling. i lost the habit over a year ago and haven't picked it back up on account of craziness in my life and constant moving from house to house and other transitions. it never occured to me that it might help with picking. it never did before but i was a different girl then and my problem was like five times as severe. thanks for reminding me of that sacred ritual. love, rabbitmoon.

[Sea Siren]

I've written in journals all my life. The only problem is that although I'll be really good about it for a while, eventually I stop. Anyway, now I have an online diary and believe it or not it helped me keep up my writing. Because strangers read it and comment and you can read their writing so it gets addictive.. and it really has helped me at times.

[scarreddaisy]

Last night I was extrememly anxious... had a LOT on my mind... couldnt sleep for anything and my mind was racing... and my fingers began to creep and find ways to get into mischief... and I grabbed my journal and I wrote... anythign and everything that was on my mind.. I hadnt written for quite some time.. ANd I refused to stopped writting until my mind had stopped buzzing like an angry bee and I had regained more self control...I wrote till my hand cramped up and was too tired to pick...ONe of the best things I've ever done for myself... And even if I didnt know what to write I kept goin.. I dont know what to write but I know why I have to... I am doing myself a disservice if I stop writing now... and my mental convesation flowed onto the paper and I read how I got myself through the moment.