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The only drawback I've found to keeping a private journal is: having a little brother who knows about it and steals it to share with his friends.
When I was a teenager my journal did not include a lot of personal stuff though. It pissed me off that my brother took it and then worst of all - lost it. I had kept personal opinions and views from the day the Gulf War began. I kept statistics and political information in there. Even had a few clippings. My intention was to share it with my class when I became a teacher.
Other than that I've seen a lot of useful things come from Journals. My Great Aunt kept one during the depression when she was a teacher in a one room school. She shared it with us shortly before she passed away and we went through it in school (We being my brother, mother and I - we were homeschooled) and then we'd call her to clarify things or get more insight on particular subjects that she mentioned. It was a huge insight into a subject that can be boring for kids to study out of a book. It was exciting and fun.
Journals Rock.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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