When you write it out, it does NOT feel the same as if you are thinking about it. It helps you to see what it is the 'fear' is about.

What you say about 'reliving' it or 'remember' it, you're having that conversation inside your head frequently. To release those words to view and put aside will change how you see them.

Best wishes.

Thank you Mid.
You said having that conversation inside my head..oh my that conversation never stops. So what exactly am I writing out, those thoughts Im having,? my symptoms?

Bringing order to those subliminal conversations is one of the many things which journaling does for me. Writing them out helps me give them a fixed point from which to do my psycho sorting. As long as they are purely in my head they have the freedom to morph endlessly. The harder I work to repress/forget them, the more freedom they seem to have to morph beyond physical realities.

I journal about whatever is dominating my thoughts when I begin each journal entry. Could be thoughts, memories, symptoms, dreams, inspirations or the woman in the moon. I allow myself to change the theme on a whim. Non-sequiturs It's all fair game. I go wherever the mysteries guide me.

Hmm. It depends on your thought process.

I have done stories, articles, movies, doodling, snowball, and each of them provides clues.

I like the way Arfie puts it, going where ever the mysteries take the words to.

The hardest part was to just write, not think. Once I started doing that, I found myself sharing different ideas when I reread the entries later on.

i journal regularly. It helps me process things that have happened. It's also nice to look back on past journals to see the growth i have had over time.
Sometimes i cannot talk to people about how I am feeling but I can write it out. Its ot unheard of for me to share my journal with my therapist too so i can further process the happenings in my life.

Journaling also saves wear and tear on my relationships. When I find myself conflicted about a friend or family member, venting my thoughts on paper helps me get past the emotional floodwaters to the heart of the matter before I pop off and make the greatest speech I'll ever regret.

On the more generalized anxieties, journaling purges allot of the verbal vomit before I start looking for help and/or validation from the people who are stupid enough to like and/or love me. Even the most patient and compassionate souls have human limits on how much they can listen to.

Journaling hasn't helped me just yet, but I keep doing it as many nights as I can. I sound like a legitimate crazy person when I go back and read them. I do like to recap what's happened throughout my day, and I always try to end with a positive statement.

Thanks to all of you. I will try it and see what will happen. I do need to talk it out with someone, the journaling might just be the thing. Isn't this Anxiety stuff just the weirdest. I don't have it and then POW right in the Kisser...lol I fought it so hard at first now I am dealing with it and trying to not let it control me. But sometimes it does. I will you keep you all posted on my journaling starting tonight.
Thanks you all are great.

There is no right or wrong way to journal.

The way my journaling goes, is I just write about anything. I seem to start it because I am anxious about something and I just need to get out all my feelings in a safe, private place. Or I am mad about something that happened, so I just write and write about how I feel.

Write whatever you want. It is a personal thing. You even could literally start with "Okay, I am starting my journaling today. I don't know what to write., I don't even know if this will help me, but here goes. Today I talked to Susie and it kind of upset me because she said (this this and this) and it made me mad and I don't know why she did that. Then I made lunch and that was really good, I had a turkey sandwich and I like this kind of bread, I like that store that I got it at....."

Meaning, just write anything. And the feelings will come out.

I don't really go back and read many of my journals. But that is up to you.

There is no right or wrong way to journal. I hope it helps you!

That's why I plan to burn my "book o' crazy" when it is filled up....maybe it will take some of the crazy away with i!

Oh that's a great idea. thank you I will try that one

I have burnt several of my journals after I processed the reason I wrote them. The ending of a relationship due to conflict of interests, both personal and professional, that one was a bonfire complete with roasted marshmallows.

Write anything. Whatever you write will be interesting one way or another.

Writting helps me when I just can not stop thinking about something , when my anxiety is very high and feel super worried , so worried that nothing else helps.So, I write it down , and sometimes it does not even make sense what I write.I write my thoughts until there is nothing else .It is like venting.When I am done, I throw it out and feel relieved. Another technique I recommend is setting up a worry time and when time is up one is done worring.

Writing helps sort out your feelings. And I agree burn it afterwards!!!