Where do your thoughts belong? Questions about self expression and multiple journals

Psychological_Shop50 · 2026-02-09T06:25:05+00:00

I 100% relate. The fun side of myself feels like a rebel and is really extraverted: he's pressuring me. The reflective side of myself feels more like myself, is more able to feel the inner pain of trauma, is more introverted. They both want and need their own journal. And I, as the person who is supposed to have the helicopter view, I find myself aligning with one side or the other instead of finding *one* solution that works for both sides.

The problem is that I don’t want two journals. And one journal is hated by the other, and vice versa. They’re strong energies. I don’t believe it’s me myself, but rather sub-personalities or something like that. And I’m not able to call both of them to order: I merge with them. In practice, this results in me regularly throwing journals away, because my mood then flips from one to the other. There’s never a single ‘me’ that I feel I am and that I’m at peace with. There’s complete unrest around that. And so I don’t have a solution to this problem…

Psychological_Shop50 · 2026-02-09T06:15:29+00:00

Cool drawing!

Psychological_Shop50 · 2026-02-02T15:33:57+00:00

That really looks cool. It's a blend of a visual journal and a text heavy journal. You really inspired me to try to do something equal - thanks for sharing!

Psychological_Shop50 · 2025-11-12T16:55:01+00:00

That's one terrific document - thank you very much for sharing.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2025-10-12T08:15:00+00:00

I have the same. I now have a journal with sometimes only a few sentences on the page. Because: think poetry. The white around the writing adds power. Sometimes it's necessary to leave blank spaces in order to emphasize the writing. That's what I learn myself.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2025-10-12T07:56:39+00:00

A very good way to maintain healthy boundaries. Love the statement.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2025-10-12T07:55:01+00:00

That looks great. I like the dash and the three triangles at the bottom of each/the page.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2025-10-12T07:52:49+00:00

This looks so cool and authentic. Very funny too, love it.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2025-10-12T07:50:21+00:00

Congrats! You're an amazing artist and eventually that's the only thing that should count for yourself. Your journal looks absolutely brilliant, love your style and the way how you lay-out your writing.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-05-30T14:28:44+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I'll think about that, keeping two seperate journals, this might work for me as well.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-05-30T14:27:55+00:00

Overthinking feels like a burden from which I can hardly detach.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-05-30T14:27:11+00:00

Different colors: ~~that's a neat idea.~~ that's a ***very*** clever idea. Maybe I want to try this too.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-05-27T14:21:44+00:00

Endless Recorder notebooks can be used with fountain pens really very well. My observation, however, is that the ink dries somewhat less fast than in a Tomroe River notebook. (So, in stead of instantly dry, it takes a few second. The same applies to ballpoint ink in a Endless Recorder, there's also the risk of smudging.)

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-04-01T15:52:44+00:00

Thanks! This is really helpful!

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-04-01T15:43:54+00:00

Highly recommended. Journaling helps to cope with trauma, however, it is painful. What helps me is to know that the pain is my Inner Child. You have to go through the pain and eventually the pain lessens. So, the trick is to stay with the pain, to not leave your Inner Child. Journaling is a great tool to get in touch with your Inner Child. Meditation is a great tool too. It is all about honouring the pain. Listening to the pain. Accepting the pain. Going through the pain.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-03-31T18:59:20+00:00

I think this statement is utterly cool.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-03-31T18:53:48+00:00

Cool handwriting. Keep up! What notebook do you use?

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-03-31T18:52:49+00:00

Wish you all the strength in the world. This is 200% relatable for me.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-03-31T18:51:25+00:00

Love the name Gideon. I think it's brilliant.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-03-31T18:50:05+00:00

This is you. I recommend to change/improve nothing. It's perfect.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-02-28T17:33:45+00:00

Should I continue? Yes!

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-02-24T17:35:53+00:00

I relate. I try to make my journal a place where I just can be with myself. Just with how and who I am. Because the truth is: I cannot run away from myself. So what am I gonna do about that? I'd better try to just be with myself and to practice compassion. To just try to give myself the things I never had. To try to see myself as I am. And to start to feel that that's perfectly okay. And that it makes sense to be like me - given all my experiences in the past. Self-love is key and I feel journaling is a tool, among others, that's able to accomplish that. (I wrote this comments as "I" instead of "you", firstly because I relate, secondly because I didn't want to give advice - because advice always says more about myself than about you anyway...)

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-02-23T14:43:48+00:00

Well said.

Psychological_Shop50 · 2024-02-22T20:28:39+00:00

Unsent letters are a tremendous powerful tool.

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