Journal Your Way To Peace
An Article in Psychology Today published on Sept 5, 2013 by Steven Stosny, Ph.D. states that ‘journaling can have a negative effect on your behavior and well being if it makes you live too much in your head, makes you a passive observer of your life or makes you self-obsessed. I admit writing in a journal, and not communicating to work out daily issues with family, friends, coworkers and acquaintances can make you not social or involved in life. Suddenly you only want to scribe in your journal, and not communicate with others to solve problems. I disagree that journaling can cause negative thoughts due to non involvement in life, and leave you drifting off in your own thoughts, that turns into becoming self obsessed. I encourage my clients to journal for their emotional spirit, and to free their soul as some things are better off not said. We don't need all of our deepest thoughts divulged to everyone. Journaling can be a reflection of what's happening with your...