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Do you feel like you know members of TFP better when they keep a journal as opposed to just boards/chat?
Yes, although I have been really slacking in reading and writing journals lately. I think people post more personal things in the journals that don't show through in regular posts.
If you already have a journal... Why did you start it? Please share how do you feel you benefit from it if possible.
I mostly started mine as a type of therapy after my brother died. I joined an online SOS group (survivors of suicide), but the website did nothing for me...it was too depressing. My family has never been great on communication, and since I was the one that found him, everyone seemed to think I was an eggshell that needed special handling. So, I started writing here because it was convenient, and because I respect the majority of the people on this board, and knew that anyone who cared to read my journal would be respectful of what I was writing about. In the year or so I've written in my journal, I've written about other touchy subjects that I have difficulty expressing IRL. I'm not a great communicator, and getting things out on paper (or in a web journal) helps me deal with the stuff that rattles around in my head. I haven't had an actual written journal in years...so an online one just made sense.
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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
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