tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088124241350629305.post5170081868871844215..comments2014-11-17T20:16:51.968-05:00Comments on Artsy Fartsy: Common ThreadsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971410390575810665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088124241350629305.post-87606142032179368732011-06-19T10:09:31.305-04:002011-06-19T10:09:31.305-04:00The reconstruction thing has been good overall. T...The reconstruction thing has been good overall. The reason I wanted to do it is because the illness stole enough from me. I want back what I can get and then the journals will get tossed. I felt like I needed to hold on to them (why, I don't know) but each page I review I now feel completely free to shred. Yes, Red Shoes, I absolutely can see the progress. I still have the same struggles, but reading about them doesn't depress me because they are not nearly as intense and debilitating as they were. I still have bad days but the misery and hopelessness doesn't come as often and not nearly as bad. <br />Thanks for the comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971410390575810665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088124241350629305.post-78159098218867161012011-06-18T12:45:08.949-04:002011-06-18T12:45:08.949-04:00When you re-read your journals, do you have ANY fe...When you re-read your journals, do you have ANY feeling of having improved in some areas?<br /><br />I started journaling when my Dad had a stroke... I wanted to document this event and his approaching Death (Dad was 90, so the chance of survival was nil)... it wound up chronicling not only his death, but my divorce and the ensuing Hell that followed... but when I go back and re read, I do see that I have made some headway.<br /><br />Do you have that feeling at all?<br /><br />~shoes~Red Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919277206516592912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088124241350629305.post-82844184419923052272011-06-16T02:13:25.979-04:002011-06-16T02:13:25.979-04:00Sleep is my second drug of choice but the one I...Sleep is my second drug of choice but the one I've used most often. I've never considered looking back at my old writings, but I guess it could be helpful in noticing patterns of behavior.<br /><br />As Linda said above, be careful. Baby steps will still finish the race.Running Circleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103256217542848565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088124241350629305.post-88932986720225958702011-06-15T19:12:00.273-04:002011-06-15T19:12:00.273-04:00Oh, I have had all those feelings too, my son keep...Oh, I have had all those feelings too, my son keeps me from reacting to my feelings. I find that completely ignoring some of the reasons I feel down are better so I say put the journals down and pick up the crafting. :o) Hugs, KimKim Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976733262450991843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088124241350629305.post-54766953769663470832011-06-14T15:58:44.835-04:002011-06-14T15:58:44.835-04:00What kept me from suicide was the same reason as y...What kept me from suicide was the same reason as yours--what it would do to my son.<br />Be careful with the reconstructing. For me it helps, but there's been times where I've gotten awful down because of it.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com