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deleted_user
deleted_user
I am new to Daily Strength, tell me how are you supposed to use your journal? Is it meant to be used as a diary of daily events to show others? or is it meant to help by writing down your feelings? What if you write something thats private? would it be offensive to people to keep it private? also do you find it helps you by writing down your feelings? like an online diary perhaps?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I don't mean to sound smartASS.... but it's your journal... you can do whatever you want with it... if you want to keep it private I think that is fine too... just my opinion...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I keep mine locked.... but I don't get a lot of feed back on it....
Testycatlady
Testycatlady
You can use your journal in any way you want. If you want to write something private, put a lock on the entry you want private. If it is just for friends, mark it as just for friends. If you don't mind others seeing it , mark it for public viewing or for everyone. You can use it any way you wish.
Testycatlady
Testycatlady
PS: Each entry can be marked differently.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I use my journal in exactly the same way as my diary. It usually makes sense to noone but me. Suits me fine lol
Kaitrin
Kaitrin
Use it however you want to.That might change,from day to day,and that is fine too.There are no rules about what you can and can't do,it's a free place for you to write about whatever you want.And,I don't find it offensive at all to see "Locked" or "Just for Friends"Journals,at all.Some people are very uncomfortable potentially sharing with stranges,and their need for privacy will be respected here.
johnnyboy
johnnyboy
I agree with all of the above.
starfish
starfish
You click on "my journal" at the left of your page, and then on the dark green "write a new entry" at the upper part of the page that comes up...once it is loaded, you can write all you want, using the tool bar at the top of the box to customize it....at the bottom of the box, you can click on the red lock if you want to keep it private, or the orange box if you want only your friends on your friends list to read it.
I have gotten a great deal from keeping a journal, which I have done since high school. I wish now, I would have kept those.

You use a different part of your brain for writing, and I often find myself writing things I hadn't thought of otherwise.

If others get offended somehow by you keeping some of them private, that is their problem. But I have not heard of that being an issue before.

BTW -- Welcome to Daily Strength!!!

Glad to have you with us!!
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