A huge bucket of family drama was upended on me yesterday and when I sat down to write about it, I got all vague and glossed over it, even though I probably need to get it out somehow. I trust the people in my life not to read my journal but seemed like a risk or even a betrayal of confidence to put the words down.
Do you hold anything back, or is it all laid out bare? How did you get past the internal censor so you could write to clear your head?
When I used pen and paper, yes, I definitely held back. I’d just write things in a way that I would understand it I’d downplay how I’m feeling.
Nowadays though I use note taking apps that are pretty secure so I feel confident in writing whatever I want in them.