30 Days Of Journaling • LIFE/CHANGE

“In retrospect, I wish I had hired a journaling ghostwriter.”
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[@Mistardmuster]

All of their entries sound so poetic and deep...meanwhile mine go like, "I had macaroni today. Also I hate everyone."

[@jamd1421]

OK bok choy

[@liiasv]

that was deep..

[@sandra-eu5rp]

+Bok Choy me

[@JeweleryPower]

Litterally me

[@danielan222]

Bok Choy current mood

[@meowster300]

I would buy a lot of diaries as a child. Write for a few days and then never touch it again

[@jessimcphilomy]

I thought I was the only one lol

[@khanhfident]

I had literally no motivation after a day or two, lol.

[@Evelyn-vh1ex]

+Yuxing Zhang Journaling on daily basis is a SERIOUS commitment. One which I was never able to make. Plus, my mom was nosy and i didnt want her to read any scandalous entries.

[@bbydollll]

same XD,or I would just draw random things

[@noneya7910]

Same! Lol

[@abundanceoferica]

The best part about journaling is digging it up years later and seeing where your mind was in comparison to where you are presently

[@vanessam3444]

So far, I have documented 10 years of my life through journals. I can look back at my 11 year old thoughts. I plan on keeping journals for the rest of my life 😊

[@basshart1440]

+Vanessa Butler i don't see the point of journal your life it is expose your mind and some time you write things your don't agree with it in older age for varies reason .

[@basshart1440]

+Vanessa Butler good point , but there is difference , journaling meant to be private a secret confession about events in your life and your perception to it and if it exposed or fall to wrong hands can ruin your life , yes it is a good way to improve your self but for me it is just scary , and KZbin comment is an interactive way with another human being about subject like this now for example .

[@dustinkrejci6142]

+Vanessa Butler journaling;it allows you to remember when we forget, reflect back to who we were, to who we are as one's identity, and where/how far we have come. it is a record of our life. To those we love, we have a record of us to share with them:yourself, bf, husband, bff, family, your child,your grandchildren..etc. I think it is an attractive quality in a person to journal. Outward beauty only goes so far until we age;but the majestic things of the soul are for this life and the eternal afterwards. I'd say to you,keep going with your journals.

[@vanessam3444]

+Dustin Krejci This is an amazing reply. thank you! I really like looking back and seeing how much I've changed and grown. It's like looking at old photographs. I suffer from anxiety and writing helps me realize that my fears are just thoughts and that I can get through them.

[@Bhawna03]

I wish I did that when I was younger! I've made countless attempts to keep a journal, but often stopped after a couple of entires as I was never committed. It would have been great to look back on it now. Come to this of it, I think I'm going to start writing now. :)

[@vertebrate3507]

ALLISON'S CAT OMG THAT IS THE CUTEST THING EVER

[@victoriapark6926]

I KNOW RIGHT I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT. ITS SO CUTE AND LOOKS LIKE A STUFFED ANIMAL

[@coin8225]

AND UR CAPS ARE SO ANNOYING!!!

[@vertebrate3507]

Erick Grimmer I KNOWWWWW BUT I CANT STOP IT MY COMPUTERS BROKEN A DURR DURR RRRRR

[@phanicatthehouseofgold4873]

+Sarah Liljestrand her name is Allison...

[@clairelovesathena]

+Sarah Liljestrand There's two Allison's 😃

[@sketchlee1856]

Here's how my journaling cycle goes. I'll write a journal, and then after a couple days I'll get bored and ditch the journal. Then a year or so later I'll find the journal, and realize that it's fun to look back., and realize that I want to make something to look back on again. So I'll start another journal, and then ditch it after a couple of days, and then a year or so later, find the journal, and the cycle continues.

[@MegaSmileygirl12]

My advice is to do it every once in a while, journaling should be a fun thing and not feel like a homework assignment where you think you have to do it every single day. Keep up writing in one journal and over time you'll see how one page amounts to many. :)

[@skaileyflan1944]

Bobby the Blobfish 😂😂😂

[@Psychedelicat9]

totally

[@heatherpowell1838]

+Bobby the Blobfish this describes how i play the sims and make sim families

[@TheJournalCEO]

+Bobby the Blobfish I did the same thing for a long time. Maybe a line a day journal would be a good way to get into it? Or a holiday journal (new year's, Christmas, birthday)? You could also do a monthly journal with a paragraph of your life at the end of every month. Journals are really cool to look back on years later. :)

[@LilChuunosuke]

I once attempted to keep a journal to keep my private thoughts in, but whenever my mom would help me clean my room, she would pick up every single journal and flip through all the pages to look and see what I wrote. She once spent 10 minutes searching my messy closet floor for the key to a single journal I said I didn't use so she could look through to make sure. She did this the day after I ripped up and threw out a journal entry where I wrote that I had suicidal thought and it was all her fault and that really turned me off from keeping a journal, especially since I know she would be mad at me for writing that if she saw it instead of getting me mental help. When I move out, I wanna get back in the habit. I don't want to write about my day or my emotions, though, at least not directly. I want to write stories. Maybe they are just a character's thoughts or maybe its an epic adventure. Either way, I could write down all my emotions in extreme detail without it clearly implying they were my emotions and it would allow me to practice my writing whenever I used the journal.

[@Grayson4795]

+Phantomhive omg same

[@nonono777]

Oh that's horrible. She should respect your privacy more. maybe try writing in another language (if you speak a language your mom doesn't know)?

[@jasminelopez1326]

I feel the same way, but not about the journaling thing. Even though I know that it's probably not as fun as it sounds, I can't wait to have my own dorm, apartment, then my own home where I can do anything. Buy things that are unnecessary but make me feel good, experiment with things, be as tumblr as I want, go exercise without my parents saying, "REALLY? Wow, that's surprising," EVEN THOUGH I EXERCISE LIKE FOUR DAYS A WEEK MY PARENTS STILL GET SURPRISED. Like oh my gosh, just stop questioning everything I do and let me try to become a better person.

[@LilChuunosuke]

***** I tried talking to my mom about it, but she insisted that as long as I am living under her roof, everything that I think is mine actually belongs to her. She does often flip my mattress when cleaning it (or when she is mad at me for being asleep and flips me onto the floor), but I had not thought about keeping it in my backpack. That is definitely something I could try. :3 Also, thanks, I have actually heard of 7 cups of tea, I just need to finally remember to use it at some point when I am home alone.

[@cheesyballsnbroccoli8806]

Why don't you write your journals on your computer? Or on an online blog but you can be a private account (if possible or anon) or keep it in drafts, so only you can see it. That way you have a password to your laptop/phone/iPad/computer and a password and username to the blog account you use :) I can suggest a few if you like? :))

[@__zelda__]

I don't really "journal" a whole lot. I find myself writing what's on my mind throughout the day in short sentences and miniature poems. But when I do journal, I write pages and pages and I can't stop. I even have one page where I can see where the tear drops landed on the written words and it just brings back the sadness from that time in my life. Journaling unlocks my brain cage; sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it.

[@666abesanchez]

I rarely find myself Journaling and not having to shed a tear. or many. I have been Journaling since a year ago. and I've been through a lot within that year. looking back from a darker me. I realize that your mentality at that particular moment is much different than the time you read it. it's the most human thing we can do. evolve our consciousness and looking deep into ourselves. the hand and pen are one. just as the mind and paper. together they form the sea which our minds sail unto. for our consciousness is the seven seas waiting to be explored

[@n.k.1026]

Zelda Fogle I have that one tear too. Just sitting there on the sad words of a moment of solitude. I also have the biggest love-hate relationship with my journal ever.

[@Danielle]

I began journaling when I was 10 years old which was a decade ago, and it was a good way to process my thoughts as well as improve my writing and English because I had just immigrated from Manila to America. Then when I was in high school, something happened and I got situational depression. I wrote everything down but instead of relieving me of my sadness, it just aided in me getting fixated with the event(s) that were the reason for my depression. So I ditched writing both my physical journal and my tumblr blog. I dwelled too much on the negative. I turned to exercise and focusing my energy on being healthy and active and being present. :) now I feel much better 4 years later. So if you find yourself focusing on the negative when you write, switch it up and focus on the positives. Your mind is a powerful thing so be careful.

[@Roseyday]

Yeah I totally understand! Writing about bad stuff too much makes me feel worse too

[@IoanaPristoleanu]

+Danielle G a similar thing happened to me, I started my blog as a place for sadness over a year and a half ago, and now I'm struggling to see the good parts of live and write about those as well :) (you can check it out if you want: violetraindrops.wordpress.com )

[@Danielle]

Ioana Pristoleanu I'm in the same place too! My mind is so used to thinking about the same sad things over and over again that I struggle to look forward in life, but baby steps :) I wish you luck on your journey with overcoming your sadness. I will definitely check out your blog!

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9970]

+Danielle G Well at least you overcame your depresion and are now you again ;)

[@xAA7]

+Danielle G Great post! I think some may journal to cure their sadness but that's not always the case. Exercise and activities with others works well.

[@VictorFoote01]

Writing in a journal has been one of the best things I ever started in my entire life. It helped me discover myself. At the time I kept it hidden because I was so shy. Now that I have a lot more confidence I decided to share it with the world hoping the people going through the same issues with social anxiety see that it is possible to change. Much love :)

[@xXBenutzer235Xx]

Do you mind telling me where you share it ? It sounds interesting especially with the anxiety part. :)

[@VictorFoote01]

On my KZbin channel. It's called TransMind. Check it out and let me know what you think :)

[@sachinssharma2]

Yes same with me

[@eliashagstam]

I would forget to write like EVERYDAY

[@minicuake3754]

OMG SAME XD

[@Hanbrolo444]

Me to Pepe Me to...

[@pitbullsaremissunderstood6733]

+Buzz'FeedVideo copy cat 😣

[@gabrielrawson8581]

+Buzz'FeedVideo How is this relevant?

[@lamishamrahman1811]

+P E P E and feel like im a bad person and regret so bad and try to do itagain and fail and just do the same thing llmao

[@JennieKerfuffle]

I don't really "journal" regularly, but every few weeks or months I'll feel motivated to write in this journal that I've kept since I was like 9. I view a journal as a collection of thoughts and feelings that tell the story of your personal growth to your future self. It's really neat to read an entry from 8 years ago and be like "wow, I didn't even remember that". I can't wait to be 70 and read these entries, lol.

[@rosemacaron]

Me too. I might only write every few months or so but I've been doing it since middle school.

[@Alieungirl]

+Jennie Kerfuffle Me too, for some reason though alot of my journals disappear whenever we move, I feel like my mom finds them and throws them out which I'm sad about, but hopefully I don't lose the one I've been writing in for 2 years.. but damn 8 years??! Thats impressive

[@TheJournalCEO]

+Jennie Kerfuffle That would be so cool to look back on after decades, like a while life summary scrapbook.

[@Lyotac]

same I dont think I could write everyday but every once in a while it feels good to let it out when a lot is on your mind

[@kayb2739]

Jennie Kerfuffle same I don't journal often but when I do I can write for hours

[@brittany5515]

i was totally not ready for 2:59 damn Allison!!! deep as hell!!!!

[@brittany5515]

ily

[@alexandernovakovic4133]

+Coe Mowawis that is Allison, there's more than one Allison that works at Buzzfeed.

[@alianknight517]

+Joanna Zhao ALLISON !! :'(

[@Coffee_Bubblee]

Ikr?

[@coolusername8578]

+Joanna Zhao Steven Universe?

[@Corrupted]

I've never used a diary, ever. I tried making a dream journal (which actually works) but quit doing it after a few weeks. :/ I feel like I'm too lazy for this kind of stuff :D

[@kaitlynhawkins5701]

I feel you😂

[@alishahhaider1311]

Same 😂😂

[@ellenharutyunyan5619]

+Corrupted It really becomes a habit, plus if you keep an online journal its way easier, and faster.

[@missydarcen8143]

literally me

[@ellenharutyunyan5619]

***** lol, alright then. I guess its just me and being all crazy about writing, which is really the reason i started.

[@faerie130]

My dad's been keeping a journal since around the time he learned I was gonna be a thing, so there's about 20 years of journals sitting on a bookshelf in my house. He writes in them just about every single day, and when I was younger I asked him why. He told me it was so that when he was gone, I'd be able to read this journals and look back on my father's life in a new light. I guess every time he thinks about his late father, he wishes he'd've had a journal to read. My grandpa passed when my dad was 20, and at that point, he didn't know much about his father. That's something he's always wanted to avoid with my brother and I, which is part of why he writes in his journal. He's told me plenty of times that he keeps these journals simply for my brother and I. I used to try to journal, but it never caught on for me. Most of my private thoughts are across my Twitter and various tumblrs, so I guess that's a journal, in a sense.

[@Bhawna03]

That's so sweet of your father to do that! My dad is alive, but I feel like I know nothing about him. :/

[@TheJournalCEO]

+faeriesmam How thoughtful. Those will be such a cool treasure. :)

[@anveshasalgaonkar5929]

Thats soo cool!

[@JamesV84]

My wife and I actually kept diaries about each other for a whole year, writing everyday in it about each other before exchanging them after a year and it was such a great thing to do and made us that much stronger. I actually just made a video about it on my channel, so feel free to check out the video titled *"A Perfect Paper Anniversary Gift"* if you have time :)

[@fatimanishat7624]

ur on all buzzfeed videos (except that one from 2012 or smthn:/) ..buzzfeed should probably employ u XD

[@JamesV84]

*"Do you hear that BuzzFeed, give the people what they want and hire me"* (Just not as the janitor, or to smell other people's pee... or to check the colour of my poop... thank you) lol XD

[@lilymcp4783]

+Graphic Design Guy honestly I love your channel. You would actually be great on buzzfeed.

[@fatimanishat7624]

Lol.Yeah like a "the guy on every buzzfeed video" I think it's a great idea. Also those diaries ur wife made r really cute!:)

[@JamesV84]

Lily McPhillips Thank you Lily, that's so nice you to say. I'm a fan of anyone who is a fan of my channel so thank you for watching :) I'm planning a BuzzFeed related video soon though actually so watch this space :)

[@TheBlueCerulean]

They didn't take it seriously since they knew they would be sharing it later. If they were to write on it and keep it personal, I'm sure they would've been more into it.

[@sumchick345]

+Mr. Poopybutthole I'm not so sure about that. They didn't have to share everything the wrote.

[@ThePhotory]

+Mr. Poopybutthole Are you to decide wether they took this seriously or not? And does it really have to be serious? A journal is by no means obligated to contain sensitive thoughts or your deepest secrets. If you feel that you get something out of it than that should be enough of a reason to be considered "serious journaling." If you achieve that by either bleeding your heart out or just fooling around is only relevant to the writer.

[@nonono777]

+Mathias Barefeet I for example prefer not putting my deepest secrets and thoughts on paper since I know I (or someone else) will read it later and maybe won't agree with the stuff I put in there so I will just be super embarrassed :(

[@star12341998]

+Nonono but that's also one of the interesting things about journaling, being able to see a change in your mindset over the years and see how different you are now! (Which, like you said is disagreeing with what you wrote in the journal) I think it's very interesting to see the progress and how a person grows :) and as for other people reading your journal, just keep it in a safer location haha. It's in no way embarrassing to see yourself have silly or different opinions in the past, it's just you and how much you've grown :)

[@star12341998]

Nonono Awe :P It just takes some practice I suppose. I usually try to journal at least once a week, and when I'm really emotional (pissed or sad) I just rant everything into it xD like I pretend it's my friend and write everything I'd say to her. ayeeee but it's k :> You can try keeping an online blog or sth (but it's kinda the same i guess o-o?)

[@Victoria-sn9ww]

I am living, breathing proof that journaling does and can help your mental and even emotional health. I used to cut and have suicidal thoughts constantly. But I've overcome that now all because someone told me that journaling might help. And it did!! I can express myself however I want in my journal. Wether it's doodling pictures, writing ongoing paragraphs about what's going on in my head, or just how my day went. It's also a really good way to relive stress, anger, and any other emotions you have. It's like always having a friend listening to every word you say; or in this case, write :)

[@marymitchell146]

aw this is beautiful :) 💘

[@larissaotterstrom9916]

I think that journaling is so important especially because my grandma had Alzheimer's and one thing that would bring her back was her journals

[@teresadridge8255]

Larissa Otterstrom aww, that's so sweet 😊

[@aryy]

I kept a journal when I was in high school and I liked that very much, but now that I'm an adult doing adult things (that most of the time i dont particularly enjoy doing) it feels kinda depressing. The truth is: I'm scared to keep a journal right now and face my real feelings, cuz im afraid if i let them out they'll become "true" hahaahah ):

[@lilliemarie3432]

Ariel Mancanares this is a year later but I feel the EXACT same way!! You took the words out of my mouth!

[@cookiefacetwgirlxoxo5947]

@@lilliemarie3432 as a person who bottles up their true feelings and opinions it's best to face it and be honest in your journal. It's easier to relieve stress.

[@warl381]

"I'm hanging out in the back of my mini van and I'm about to do my first entry in my journal." Best sentence ever right there.

[@haileyjean5073]

i love journaling! i've kept one since December 30th last year, and omg how it's help with my confidence. if you compare my first couple entries to my more recent ones, it seems like a different person. now i don't write in it as much, but i do when i remember.

[@Oldbebe123]

same I've kept one since new year and I write everyday it's become a habit even if just for a bit. i haven't look back at yet but I'm excited to do so at the end of the year.

[@cool258ful]

Sounds interesting. Wish I could read it.

[@ellenharutyunyan5619]

+Radical Hails I have had a diary since April of last year, and I completely know what you are talking about, a person can change sooo much!

[@cristinapalencia1373]

+Ellen Harutyunyan :)

[@cristinapalencia1373]

:)

[@greta1115]

I love journaling because I am constantly scared that I will lose my past, my memories since I feel like I have a pretty bad memory. I want to remember the thoughts and feelings I had and what I did. And it is surprisingly easy to write every day actually!

[@zargup]

Greta I feel the same way!

[@lyliannaguerra6794]

OMG SAME

[@DarkJusticeZ]

Allison is cute af!

[@hawkstory8758]

+DarkJusticeZ :0 IKR

[@JennaDolphin]

yeah, she's my favourite!!

[@adaliagoh4861]

what's Allison's Instagram?:3

[@curiousalien9464]

What is cute?

[@kiriwhite2647]

+Adalia Goh abagg

[@leaisnothome]

I've kept a journal for 7 years now. It helps me with EVERYTHING! • My mind seems more ordered when I journal vs. not • I remember everything I write so I'll write test reviews and stuff in them and it always helps my memorizing • I don't feel the need to blabber my problems to friends or new people because I have a healthy place to express them • My problem solving is better (though still slow, but I have a chronic illness and those who have them often call it "pain brain") • It gets me off my phone more! I take it everywhere: class, work outings... When I have a free moment, I wip it out (unless someone can see what I'm writing. That's an issue for me) and share my thoughts on my surroundings • I understand people better because I'll write down who they are, what they're doing, and why I think that and I've been able to assess situations with them much better! I hope this information helps anyone who's looking to journal. It is my safe haven. I've threatened people who have tried to take it from me. Even punched someone... It becomes part of you.

[@Blindsidehex]

Journaling for me is the best. Before i go to bed i write down my feels or thoughts about my day. People may think it's silly to have a journal but i've been writing since October of 2013 & let me say that personally when i look back at my old journals it's like im reading someone elses journal bc i have improved so much in my mental health state & it's great to reflect on past things bc for me it's a reminder that im not as fragile as i use to be nor that unstable & that makes me feel so much better about myself. I have never taken therapy even though i know it would be good for me but i rather write to pour every thought or feeling in a healthy manner.

[@alovelyday210]

When i was super little, i had my first real crush. I thought i was in love. So, like any other love-crazed little girl, i wrote in my diary about him. I even put on lipstick and kissed the bottom of the page and I thought I was being real cute like the movies. But, my older sister found it and tormented me with it before showing it to my whole family, laughing at me. I ripped in up, angry and humiliated, but she took the pieces out of the trash, taped it back together, and put it on her journal so she could see it forever, remember it forever, and torment me about it forever. I haven't wrote a real entry since.

[@TRexaBreaksFree]

+ithinkitskatie Your sister is a horrible person

[@ellenharutyunyan5619]

+ithinkitskatie Thats so sad, if i had found your dairy page I would have came into your room and said, okay, your not in love, and this is a little over the top, but its cute. In my family, we are very open with each other, so my mom can count every crush that i have ever had, so technically, even if i did tell my parents, nothing would really change. But if in your family its not the same, then i would keep the secret between you and me.

[@doodlegamer2798]

+Bhawna03 I'm sorry but if she was like 8 and is now a lot older then no one cares about that if she was 8 because most people have silly little crushes and eventually forget about them and move on, its not like its a serious thing if you're that age.

[@Alieungirl]

+ithinkitskatie omfg!!! lmaooo i kissed it too, i put his name in it and put some lipstick on and kissed it i still have my journal luckily nobody saw it... i hope

[@Bhawna03]

+DoodleGamer I'm not really pertaining to the crush matter, but more of the invasion of privacy. :)

[@zaakira0546]

I written in a journal when I was young. It had a nice purple and light color to it. In it, I’d write how I feel about my family, people, myself and events….I think. I journal on my phone now, telling how I feel about myself, others, and the world of a sort. It’s nice to journal your thoughts and feelings. It help you and others to better understand how you feel and what your going through. ✨💕

[@ApeQuake]

RE: “In retrospect, I wish I had hired a journaling ghostwriter.” Only if you're Zoe Sugg...

[@hanniballector8350]

hahaha this is great

[@lucysworld4006]

Swarm of angry over-protective 8 year old fangirls in 3..2..1..

[@ApeQuake]

+Lucy Beth They probably wrote as much of Zoe's books as Zoe did.

[@astridvirginia]

SAVAGE

[@gagacheva]

hahahaa

[@bryanacamillebraxton4770]

YES! I love and live by journaling! It is so therapeutic and stress relieving. As an introvert, journaling is when my best ideas flow and I have a free space to just muse about life or vent about everything. I would do it everyday too if I could. Great video!

[@nellykomorebi9723]

When Allison closed her book shut at 3:12 it was the equivalent to a mic drop. Her entry was so poetic, I love it!

[@abbiegrier207]

Alison is SUCH an amazing journaler! I love the way her brain works

[@nightingalebard]

I tried to get into journaling for years and never seemed to keep up. Kinda what the people in the video did, I began to do other things than just document my day; I would doodle in the journal while at work, or write grocery lists, or use it as a planner for finances for the next few months. Anything that was important and I wanted to have written down in my purse would go in the journal. I've been doing this for three years now, and I *love* it. It's actually really fun to look back at the random things I needed in a store from 2 years ago, or to see my random inspired ramblings that came out of my planner (I would talk about needing to save money for a plane ticket, and suddenly I'd wanna write a little bit about how I hope the plane trip will go). It really gives me a sense of how my life was at those different times, and meanwhile I don't have to add anything like it's a chore or look back and cringe over any weird thoughts I might have added while conventionally journaling!

[@Bhawna03]

That's so inspiring lol

[@marixx9848]

Ooh, I think what your describing is called a bullet journal, but one less organized (and probably better).

[@priyankaupadhyay8891]

"red ink, red book, red shorts!"

[@holy6704]

Allison's cat's tail tho 😻

[@lilacheart_]

🐱

[@chickenparade4474]

I use journaling for depression therapy to just write down all the thoughts I have when I feel really depressed and suicidal. My dad found it one day, and after reading it, came to the conclusion that the thoughts I was conveying in my writing were too dark to be human and I was in fact possessed by a demon. XD The man sprinkled "holy salt" in my room and hid a crucifix under my bed.

[@grace2483]

"too dark to be human" Sounds like my journal

[@gyutokyo4330]

Grace sounds like my life

[@_nemo_7640]

I used to be addicted to soap... But i'm clean now

[@georgem2334]

+_Nemo_ OK, decent joke. You get a thumbs up from me.

[@justasimplecat395]

nO

[@bruhkent6895]

+david ortino OK wow, you have a comment telling someone to kill themselves

[@chynna3050]

+Emma “Lasercat” Johnson it's okay

[@TorontoTransman]

As an introvert I must say, how can you NOT journal?

[@theamazingcrybabyisnotonfi5040]

RIGHT?!??

[@julielps5674]

Agreed ;-; Everybody is like, WTF, why are you doing that? is that like homework And in my journal I put all my emotions, feelings and memories. I can write for an hour every day! And when I read through it sometimes, I realize how many things only I know and would never tell anyone.

[@mxriesm]

true

[@securityyquestions]

I'm a huge introvert...it's hard for me to journal...I guess it's because I don't know where to keep my journal...idk...

[@mayahart3667]

I don't journal and I'm an introvert.

[@blushfaerie]

does anyone write in their journals starting from the back? just to have it hidden so when people open it they see nothing but an empty journalxD but since its in the back not everyone will check. I also just like starting that way lmao

[@rtabor]

interesting.... 👀✍

[@joellemartin4466]

You are now my official freind and yes I do the same thing or I just flip to a random page and start lol I'm glad it's not just me

[@chrissygillis5638]

My friends always flip through the whole thing of mine

[@meganh9478]

+Joelle Martin I do the same exact thing👏🏼

[@19ten20]

i go to random pages and write

[@phoebelianna7226]

My journals are my best companions. Sometimes I’ll wake out of a sleep at 2 am and use it to catch snippets of poetry I dreamt. I never use journals as narratives though. I’ll write about a bit of life that may be worth remembering, but to me, journals are the messy places you use to hold all the weird thoughts and feelings you have that the world wouldn’t be ready for. An exploration instead of a documentation.

[@stephaniesmith3544]

Here's an idea: People don't use social media for 30 days. You can use messaging apps like skype, whatsapp, whatnot, but no Facebook, Insta, Tumblr, Twitter etc.

[@reginaphalange2600]

good idea

[@reginaphalange2600]

or they could do people live without smartphones for 30 days. they could give them flip phones or something

[@stephaniesmith3544]

batgirl9691 I think they've already done the phone one, I'm not sure.

[@reginaphalange2600]

Stephanie Smith oh I'll have to look for it then.

[@windiarathakrishnan]

+Stephanie Smith oeh and also one apart, that is not using messaging apps and that they need to write letters or something like in the past XD. But I like your idea, I feel like people would enjoy life a little bit more.

[@joshua_lin]

Do a five hour loop of that cat playing with the string

[@eatdemonsforlunch]

my senior year my english teacher would take the first 10 minutes of class for us to journal. He would tell us write whatever you'd like as much or as little as you'd like. having that journal was the best thing ever! I would always look forward to 7th period so I can journal!

[@Bhawna03]

That's such an awesome teacher! :)

[@littlebitofrachel1369]

I am totally going to start journaling now xD

[@Liv-fg4ix]

Same😂

[@eddieb2332]

I always get motivated like this but then i stop in like 2 days

[@defnekahraman9042]

Wizard Ed same

[@ntara7362]

I was Journaling for 6 months and then my sister read it.. And she used to throw excerpts at me from it, and told me she never thought I was a 'serious' person... I was so devastated that I left journals LOL 😂

[@lilabrownexo4691]

Kpop people are EVERYWHERE

[@maeoreilly7452]

Journaling is worth it because when you read it back like five years later it's the funniest thing omg

[@kwalsh6291]

This video is one of my comfort videos that I come back to regularly, and I'm not really sure why hehe. Journaling is one of my special interests and I love to see other people engaging in it because it gives a new aspect to my own journaling and it's happy to feel like I'm connected to other people! Also I bet whoever came up with this video idea got promoted, because its so frugal budget wise... Just buy four notebooks and go wild hehe /pos

[@TaurusVibes]

I absolutely LOVE journals. Anything i am going through hard times or i feel ecstatic about something i always HAD to go write it down and my mind is cleared. It helps me so much❤💜

[@kodzukenweb]

I've been keeping a journal for almost a year now and I love it. I write a page every day, starting January 1st. I never write down the bad things that happened because I like to keep it positive - and today (October 18) I can look back and read something from February 18 and remember it exact !!

[@Kingboldisproductions]

I could not do that. But I do write to myself once a year on a piece of paper and I put it in an envelop with the next date Im suppose to open it then I reflect on how my life was, what my goals were suppose to be, and how it is now. Its honestly really interesting seeing how much I change and how some things are spot on and others were something I would have never even dreamed of happening.

[@TheJournalCEO]

+Joe Boldis An envelope a year sounds really cool. Do you add in a photo of yourself to each? After decades those envelopes would be a cool time capsule to look back on.

[@Kingboldisproductions]

TheJournalCEO My senior teacher of school of HS made our class do it and she mailed it to us 1 year later and ever since then I continue every year. Every year it feels like a time warp. It help reflect how far I come every year and how much farther Ive come since HS. I don't put pictures. Thats a cool idea forsure.

[@LizTiddington]

I do the exact same thing, but in a journal, rather than a letter in an envelope. I also make goals for the next year, I typically do it on, or very close to my birthday - it seems a more personal date to me than making resolutions on the new year.

[@iloilee]

TheJournalCEO IS HERE!!!!! 🎉

[@Eggheili18]

Alison is seriously such an amazing person

[@Minakann]

I've been journaling since 2011. It's a really good way to release my feelings because I'm not good at telling people how I feel. It's cool to read through my old diaries too see my emotions on the pages.

[@DarrianAlissaWebster]

I've always kept a journal. Being homeschooled, it's really helped me with my thoughts. I've never had any friends in my life so keeping a journal is like having a best friend that won't stab you in the back. Luckily, I have parents that never go into my room so my journal is always safe. It's a place where you can say anything and everything without being judged. It's helped me a lot so far (: It's a judge free zone, sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. But at the end of the day I literally can't wait to write in it

[@forwatchingvidsnotposting1905]

i began journaling when i was 7, and now i’m 15. still journal/ write in a diary to this day.

[@pleaseenteraname.2765]

I know it looks silly now but im 20 and I was reading my journals from 5 years ago and I can tell you writing in one is so worth it. I remembered memories and stuff about me I completely forgot about. I laughed and cried at my own silliness and I realised how similar things I still am from the younger me. Please write one and you'll be so happy you did in a few years time. Facebook/Social media does not tell the truth and may be twisting your memories into something that they weren't. Have a go :) x

[@AndreaPuigCruzapc]

i used to be a good journaler, but then i discovered my mom was reading everything I wrote...or at least some personal entries, and I felt really dissapointed and angry. She didn't tell me anything but listening to her comments about certain topics I figured out she was getting it from my journal, and now, for personal safety, I don't write anymore. I meam, there are things that I consider personal and don't want anybody to read, I even use to hide it very meticulously...but didn't work

[@Will-lc4sm]

+Andrea Puig Cruz you tell her that she should mind her own business as a journal/diary is a private thing and she should respect that.

[@AndreaPuigCruzapc]

sigh

[@TorontoTransman]

+Andrea Puig Cruz Time to change your handwriting, or write in code!

[@melodys9188]

Do what I do, carry it basically everywhere you go.

[@adamj2683]

That's terrible! Check out the app "Day One." It's a journaling app for iphone that has password protection. That way you can write whatever you want and never worry about someone reading it. If you don't have iphone im sure there are other journaling apps out there for windows/mac/android that are password protected!

[@FoxyRoxy34]

Me: makes a journal* Does what light did to hide the deathnote in his drawer in Deathnote*

[@jessicaday22]

I'm 13 years old,almost 14, and I wrote journals since first grade. I really like it and I can't imagen my life without it, because reading my old journals is so funny and I just can let out all my emotions, I keep memories,thoughts and feelings , and of cours the fact that I want my future kids to read it makes the whoöe thing so amazing. I don't write in it every day,just when I feel like it .

[@jessicaday22]

*whole

[@rtabor]

I wish I had done that, I've tried it a few times but eventually can't keep up with it and forget about it

[@breezybirdie1909]

That cat is SO CUTE 😍🐱

[@breezybirdie1909]

😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

[@noradunn3699]

wow I've never been so early to a buzzfeed video before

[@Silverfox-re9ps]

Me neither

[@Silverfox-re9ps]

Heheh

[@katiavilleda544]

Same

[@relam195]

Same

[@ericchild3816]

same

[@ZombieGirl416]

I have journaled for 12ish years? And yes, The girl who said it's the opposite of social media hit the nail on the head. If you really look at everyone's social media accounts it's really nothing but the bare basic of us and where we all want to show/ say look how great I am, look at this amazing lunch I had, look at all the events I'm going to and so on. Journalling is so much more than that. You aren't writing something for someone else to read, only you. I love looking back at all mine and see how much I have grown and I'm able to re-vist times in my life with the raw thoughts I had at that time. I love journaling.

[@lilhayne5943]

I currently keep a journal where I put down all of my bad thoughts during panic attacks and mental breakdowns. So instead of failing to breathe and to think publically, I do it all by myself in my room while holding a pen in my shaky hand and writing down what goes through my mind which is often only a glimpse of how I really feel because it's just so complicated. I plan to find a good therapist and read it all out to them because I'm really bad at expressing my feelings vocally without any preparation.

[@marixx9848]

I'm the same way about words. Speaking without any preparation I mean. I find myself stumbling over my words and thoughts and it just all...flares up. No good. I don't envy those who get anxiety attacks often. Every once in a while I do have one, but It doesn't happen often because I'm fairly good at staying in the background...but anyway, journaling is like having a voice, but one that isn't going to the world. I think of it as like talking to someone who will never judge me, and that's how I can get my feelings out where I won't make a fool of myself, instead of letting it build up and then saying something I will regret later on. It actually makes me feel better to know that there are other people out there who understands. Now I just need to meet one in real life.. ;)

[@MultiDaphne14]

I love journaling, I feel like it has helped me understand myself more, and it's just like having a friend who you can talk to 24/7. Most of my dreams and my goals and my realizations came from journaling. It has definitely helped me get through my sad days, I just let out all that I'm thinking on the pages. If you haven't tried it, you should. It has definitely helped me a lot.

[@emmakavanagh3928]

I love journaling! It's a great way to get your feelings out, or just to write about a good memory or even a bad one! I've been consistently journaling now for about 2- 3 years! Its also excting to think about my future self reading about my teenage life :P :)

[@simmerrblx7879]

True 😜 I literally use like 4 pages for 1 day 😅

[@lucyclark851]

I started a journal the other day and then I have a book of daily journaling/writing promps that I write in too, but I love journaling mostly because even though it's sometimes embarassing to go back and see things you've written about, it's really nostalgic to see where you used to be, but even more satisfying to see where you've come.

[@summer2011leggo]

I love journaling!!! If you're not a journal person that's fine but if you've never tried you don't know yet! I recommend everyone just give it a shot once and if you hate if you never have to do it again but you will at least know for sure.I think I was inspired to start journaling from the show Doug on Nickelodeon.

[@summerwylie9230]

Same! And I like your username;)

[@Bhawna03]

I was inspired to journal when I was younger from a show called, As Told By Ginger on Nickelodeon lol

[@summer2011leggo]

I LOVED that show when it was on OH MY GOD!!! I don't run into enough people that appreciate that show!!

[@fiorellamichael4427]

So ur really into journaling right and I really want to be into it but I have no idea what I would write about could you give me some pointers

[@summer2011leggo]

That's the beauty of it! Write whatever you want! Write how you feel write what you did draw a weird fucked up thing! Write every day! Or write once a week once a mint every other day! You are the captain of your ship! The maker of your destiny!

[@Bialyz]

I'm journaling every single day, since January now.. It's a regular part of my day. It's actually so cool to take my journal and read what's happend like 6 months ago. It helps me remember those little things that are able to make me happy :)

[@aiamonthir4724]

I hate when you're early then you think that you're going to get 1000 likes, but then graphic design guy comes in and proves you wrong

[@lilian_h_]

+aia monthir true. where is he, btw?

[@alovelyday210]

+aia monthir is this your comment trying to joke about being top comment in an attempt to be relatable? ....usually works. reverse psychology always works.

[@belladeluca1388]

omg so true. i see him everywhere 😂😂

[@bbydollll]

he's everywhere!!!!!

[@JamesV84]

+aia monthir Sorry I'm late replying to this comment, I was watching a movie with my wonderful wife :) I've commented on this video now, but as usual these days, I have less likes on my comment than the person that comments about me... lol

[@aliciajo4618]

My journal is full of randomness. Quotes I like, kind words from friends, story ideas (I'm a writer), song lyrics, things to do, and of course rants and feelings.

[@xDigitalMonster]

i've tried journaling several times and literally forget about it after two entries

[@Lavenderforestfairy]

I had a small journal when I was little but rarely wrote in it. Years later I got back into journaling when my anxiety attacks starting coming back. I've suffered with anxiety since I was really little and now it's at its worst so I tend to worry and overthink a lot. Right before bed I write everything that is going through my mind. It doesn't feel like a chore at all it just feels like a natural part of my routine. Journaling helps me figure things out in my head and it's nice to look back on paper and see how much progress I've made through my mental health journey. I really love it! Also I hide it under my mattress so no one will find it.

[@kirbywarpstardream7]

I've been journaling since I was 7 and now have many journals and diaries. I just love writing!

[@JessHessMusic]

I'm sad that the only person who really enjoyed journaling was Allison. I've been journaling for years and I don't know what I'd do without it. My entire life is in those journals - stories, poems, songs, doodles, paintings, everything I create starts there. I love it so much that I now make my own journals so that I can have exactly the kind of paper and size and everything I want. I'm a journaling nerd for sure and I love it.

[@P1NKBLUSH]

Alison's bedroom doe! Cozy af

[@Lozzzaaa55]

I just finished a journal that I started in 2013. It has so many memories and thoughts about random things and I love it so much! It's like my little baby and my whole mind in almost 3 years. I'm so glad I did it, i'm always going back and laughing or crying about the things I wrote about. It's so good to go back on and know what I was thinking at the time, because otherwise I would have no idea today! I just bought another journal that I've already started, and i'm so excited as to where it will take me over time.

[@epicface442]

omg her cat is so cute

[@casstark9790]

Growing up with 5 younger siblings, and 3 older, it was IMPOSSIBLE to keep a journal. As an adult, I find it super peaceful. I can write down my thoughts, emotions and ideas, and a lot of the time, I really get carried away. I've written ten pages for one day before, and then other days I've filled it with nothing but drawings. Keeping a journal (in my opinion) lets you express yourself in the deepest way possible, and find new things out about yourself.

[@horizonx3235]

I've tried to journal, wrote half a page, and then turned it into a sketchbook..

[@karivii3018]

I've been waiting in my journal/diary for almost 3 years. I like to write in it whenever I can. It helps me remember old events and how much I change over the past 3 years. I'm half way through my journal.

[@thebestever2129]

I suddenly felt the need to start a journal today so I wrote 13 pages and still want to write more...

[@ohitsmarinaaa]

i'm a freshman in college and so far i've written in it every single day. i like knowing that one day the things that i feel i'll never forget i might have forgotten but they'll always be documented!

[@Abigail-kd8gu]

Who else journals almost everyday? 😊

[@claireeaton6611]

Petlover500 me

[@lillian8074]

How?!

[@OliviaRFoley]

I've been keeping a journal consistently for 10 years now and I love it!!! it is such a nice time to get away and reflect.

[@nadabarakat6899]

The highlight of this video was definitely the cat.

[@heatherweaver5443]

I've kept a journal since I was about 10 years old and to this day at now 22 years old, I still write in them. Keeping a journal helps me figure out myself, what I am going through and what makes me happy. Plus it is fun to go back and read all of my old journals to see how far I've come in my life!

[@jooesfangirl]

I'm a writer and a deep one at that but with journaling, I get too deep and too raw and end up having to rip up the pages just in case my brother or anyone else finds it hidden somewhere.. ** I recommend journaling to everyone. I also recommend decorating it and/or making it yourself.. It helps with the motivation to actually write.. Don't worry about grammar or spelling, it's not a school project. You can get as deep as you want and say sh*t that don't even make sense..

[@kriston_]

Omg! Could you all do more life / change videos? I really like these types of videos!

[@EarlGreyBoba]

I don't really keep a "journal" but I do keep a dream one, it's nice to somethimes go trough it and read some crazy dreams I had almost forgot also is a good source of inspiration because sometimes there would be pretty good ideas that could only come from the world that are build on our dreams.

[@rtabor]

I do this on my ipod lol

[@sweetboo1022]

I do the same thing. I've got this gorgeous journal and it sits on my nightstand and when I wake up from a dream, I write it down. It is crazy how much I dream about being able to float/fly above buildings and people. It is the most relaxed feeling (or at least it is in my dreams)

[@rtabor]

kind of embarassing but a lot of my dreams are about romance/etc. or they're completely weird like a mermaid dream or me being a superhero

[@jordanw8542]

I did this with my psychology class, I don’t dream lot and my teacher read it, I don’t know many girls how put there real dreams, some got them online just for a good grade

[@StrongSinger]

I struggle with ppd anxiety and journaling helped me so much. Feeling like I have no one who understands anything that I'm going thru is really really hard. Journaling allowed me to feel like I was talking to a friend or someone who won't judge me or laugh at me or anything it's the best thing ever

[@Deanie]

I can't imagine externalizing my thoughts on paper. Maybe a doodle journal would be fun though!

[@Jordan-dr3wo]

+CaseClothed I have one... It has a lot of trees, dead and alive. I guess I like nature.

[@040002]

When I started university I decided to start Journalling every night, its been three years now and its one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. I do it every night even when I'm tired because it helps me to work through the days events and vent. Its so fun looking back at old entries from past years and seeing how I've changed. I think I will be journalling for the rest of my life .

[@PotaterBoy]

It's really funny to see all the early people try to make a joke so it gets tons of likes

[@summerwylie9230]

Meanwhile your just trying to get likes right mowXD. Jk I know how you feel

[@DayHer12]

I love journaling! It's like therapy for me. I feel like it's such a relaxing experience to just let out all the things that bring you down in some way and to write down exactly how you feel. I'm a very closed person and, thankfully, I haven't had the bad experience of someone reading my journal or blog, so I feel like it's a good way to express myself knowing that no one will read it or judge me for what I think and write. I think that when you write down all the things you want to express and know that no one will read it, unless you want to, it's a really good thing to do. P.S.: English is not my native language.

[@jasonluk9897]

Lol you know you watch too much BuzzFeed when you know Allison's cat got a makeover into a lion.

[@augustpritchett4521]

I've been journaling for almost 4 years and it's become my addiction. I love it! It's so interesting to read through my past entries. Sometimes, it almost seems like it was written by a completely different person. It's like a time portal and I can return to my younger self and see what was important in my life at the time, what I liked or obsessed about, my past obstacles, things that happened, and how I thought.

[@kasumi.queenofdragonspinkl7856]

Allison seems like a very nice person

[@mikaelajayy]

ive been journaling for the ast 4 years and its fun to read back and reminisce over those moments that i thought were worthy of writing down. they contain my deepest darkest secrets, future plans, bucket lists, wild dreams, and random thoughts. sometimes when im re-reading them i would comment on the side and put a date to see how my perspective on it changes. very fun to read through.

[@happypandaxD]

Was it just me who started tearing up when she read her journal entry about "when did you stop creating?"

[@flograham5346]

i did too 🌸

[@Hannahcheg]

My great grandmother journaled everyday for over 40 years. her journals were just her daily activities written down. It is fun to read through them and see what she did everyday.

[@TheJournalCEO]

+monkeygirlhc97 40 years? That's amazing. Cool heirloom to have, I would love to have something like that from my ancestors.

[@Hannahcheg]

I'm not even sure how long probably more than that. She passed away when she was 89 and journaled every day. But we have stacks of her journals

[@LaMuffin-il7ei]

Wow I kinda really wanna do that now!

[@audreyyyhappened6831]

seriously if someone has a journal and they don't want people to see it, why do people still want to open it and read it out loud! that's why I stopped journaling because jerks don't know what's their problem

[@ntara7362]

They want to know 'our secrets'. Gosh we must be really important people. *flips hair*😉

[@irma1363]

I started journaling when I was 7 years old, and can't imagine what my life would be like without it. I don't write everyday, just when I feel like I have something important to say. I sometimes read about the things that worried me a few years back and have gotten better since. It puts my current problems into perspective and reassures me.