Well, i like writing in a journal because it helps to get things out. I say that its a good coping skill.

I like to journal when I'm upset. There are few people in my life who understand what its like to be depressed or to be bipolar. If I try to talk to them the don't actually understand it, so journaling is a really good way to get all of your feelings out. I love it

I have been to the mental hospital, and the workers tell the patients to write in journals.

I would write in my journal when I was feeling bad......stressed, depressed, upset, sad, etc...

My ex stole my journal! He used it against me in court. He was divorcing me. We have 2 daughters. It was terribly sad for my daughters and me!!!!!!!!!!!!I I have joint custody.

Writing in a journal is good, but don't trust a guy with it.

I find that it helps when I'm really doing badly. Sometimes I can't sleep because I can't stop crying, so I'll spend 15-20 minutes writing and that will usually calm me down. I prefer using an online journal like Penzu because it's not as easy to simply flip through what I wrote and read it later. Oftentimes reading old entries are easy triggers for me.

yes it journals definitely do help, it feels good to went when you just need to spill those private thoughts but you don't feel ready enough to share them with another person. It helped me lots when I was depressed. Now that i've healed from depression, I go back to my old entries and learn a lot by analysing my thoughts at that time. I find its a great tool to understanding the thought processes and things that made me feel horrible so im glad i kept a record of those things to look back at. I say its a good idea :)