Journaling without spiraling
Post date: 2018-05-16 21:54:46
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How can I start journaling again without it turning into tedious self-berating?

This question was me a few months ago, and as I still feel like I'm wading through mud, I'd wondered if journaling might help as a way of doing something more productive than dicking about on Twitter.

However, I kept a diary/journal on and off for about twenty-five years and stopped a couple of years ago because rather than being helpful, it seemed to reinforce my self-criticism; I'd wind up just writing down, over and over again, all the reasons why I suck, dammit, and will keep on sucking forever. I'd prefer not to do that. Are there any useful ways of trying for insight and understanding without it spiraling down every time into a litany of all my faults? (NB have read "Feeling Good", did not get on with it at all.)
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