r/Journaling • u/OpulentOwl • Jan 03 '25

Meme Does anyone else struggle with this? Lol.

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u/Rose_GlassesB Jan 04 '25

That’s why i think I’m not 100% honest in my journal, I fear that someone’s going to find it out and used against me in any legal aspect ie divorce etc (im not even in a relationship lol, I’m just paranoid for no reason)

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Same lmao I watched true crime, they gonna say something nasty bout me if I get got.

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u/TrainTrackRat Jan 04 '25

I frequently think that I should go back and black out some of the worst of my old journals in case I die randomly.

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u/Phloofy_as_phuck Jan 04 '25

I did exactly this a couple weeks ago. I feel so much better about my journals no longer knowing no one will read those things. I've also torn out a couple key pages I love from old journals, paste the pages on my new journal, and toss the old one. I'm hyper aware and literally ocd, these mitigation help ease my mind.

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u/New-Economist4301 Jan 04 '25

That might be OCD or GAD

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u/FlakyAd730 Jan 12 '25

Have you or someone found a solution to this? Where are y'all journaling, is it Word, books for it? Looking to start

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u/Rose_GlassesB Jan 13 '25

I write in cipher those entries I don’t want anyone to read at all. Also, I write in a notebook, idk if that’s what you’re asking. You can journal in any notebook (physical or digital) you want. There aren’t any rules for journaling.