Q&A: How Do We Journal Properly?

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I'm all for journaling -- and hope this video provides a bit of inspiration and motivation. Journaling has been my life salvation. So much better than therapy. And free!!

[@MakeAmericaLiftAgain]

As a counselor, this is the channel I go to for wisdom.

[@undertheovertones]

Thank you Daniel! I love the radical perspective you provide in all your videos that is so much more helpful than the BS most people shove down our throats.

[@arvoart7731]

Could you publish your ebook on Amazon?

[@annmarie6870]

I’m so glad I found this video I have a journal and I don’t even know what to write all I want to do is complain about people I’ve done that ever sense I was a child. It’s very hard for me to write just about me in a healthy manner. I’m gonna try again

[@sumire225]

Just discovered your channel You are amazing and the world would be a great place if more people were like you Mr Daniel

[@Evernia6181]

So happy that Daniel is back at it!❤

[@FROFilmsIRE]

It’s wonderful to have you back.

[@matthewjoy2784]

A Q&A is a great idea. I've often felt the only thing missing from this channel is that you could be more interactive with your subscribers, but if you do future Q&A's and maybe meetups in the future that would be awesome!

[@Tinksmeadow]

Thank you, I am so glad I found this channel

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

Thanks, Dan ✨😍💫

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

I want to add that you should journal WHEN YOU NEED IT. even if you're at work or at a friend's - find a way to retreat and jot it down when the feelings are fresh.

[@matilda4406]

Spot on, thanks

[@mariak8674]

Hi Daniel! I really like your fresh thoughts and insights! Do you have something to say about EMDR?

[@trucid2]

Ah, another one of those thumbnails--the classic Daniel Mackler pose.

[@laraoneal7284]

What is the name of ur book Daniel. Love seeing u back doing vids. U always resonate with me on so many levels. Thank you 🙏🏻 as always.

[@robselfinvest]

Hi Daniel. Can you make a video about any insights on how you journal dream interpretation

[@FROFilmsIRE]

In Ireland. I’ve been journaling since I was 10 as an escape from a dysfunctional family. How about everyone else?

[@allnargles]

FRO Films An escape from a dysfunctional personality, a way to cultivate creativity and listen to my truthful inner self... 😊

[@FROFilmsIRE]

Stevie fan sounds good. I know what you mean about listening to your Inner truthful self. Reading over my journals helps me understand the child I was.

[@user-sf9mc4ok3m]

Daniel j am confused. I remember long time ago you said that journaling helped your self-therapy. Now you say that it didn't or am j wrong?

[@Reikisimo]

So funny, my answer to the question was, Just do it!😎

[@nalissolus9213]

I'm too lazy.

[@ivi7792]

Could also be thats not natural way for you to express yourself :-)

[@Chess-ks8lk]

How to stop ruminating? How to get over traumatic past.

[@makaylakuss520]

I recently downloaded your self-therapy book and I'm really excited to see how it will help me grow! I'm also curious about your thoughts on maladaptive daydreaming and would love to see you do a video on it.

[@BlackCat-vf7th]

You might want to read something about schizoid personality because it's a defense mechanism that is very strong in such people and it's one of the distinctive features of a schizoid person (someone whose emotional needs weren't properly met at the earliest stage of life). I'm not saying you're one, but maybe you'll find something helpful in your reading.

[@playlistofdreams]

Should I read my journaling entries from the previous day?

[@mariecc222]

I wanna try Journaling but I have this weird fear that someone might find it and go through it and make fun of me or shame me for thinking and feeling a certain way... idk I’m just too ashamed of so many aspects of myself 🤮

[@lt7587]

Mina Mi I hear you... my journals are 100 illegible, in the sense that only I would be able to decipher them - messy handwriting, code/shorthand form/code words, and sometimes writing the odd word in a different language just to make it extra secure..I tend to hide them away but should anyone come across them they wouldn't be able to understand a single thing. It's also possible to buy a lockable diary/journal to ensure absolute security...or to type it and then save it on a USB stick. I definitely wouldn't want others to read and understand my journals either. Good luck with finding a way to express your feelings/thoughts and explore stuff that's important to you through writing or whatever medium you choose. Wishing you all the best.:)

[@mariecc222]

Louisa Tamburro thanks ! Thx for the tips ! I guess I’m more the typing type lol I’m not used anymore to write so much haha shame on me ! And here it’s really easier cuz there are passwords and even on usb sticks you can have passwords... it’s a real uncomfortable feeling when you think you just wanna pour your soul out onto paper and the idea of someone finding it is so so scary ! I guess that’s what kept me all my life from journaling... I hope i can overcome this fear soon to get better in touch w myself 😳

[@lt7587]

Mini no shame on you whatsoever my lovely! Sounds like typing is the way to go for you then - you go girl!

[@lt7587]

It took me a bit of time too to get over my fear too...I think I rememeber at some point even journaling about that actual fear in itself, perhaps in the early days of experimenting with journaling. And my goodness the liberation and empowerment I get from it now is off the scales, not to mention the personal "insights". My journal is my buddy haha. All the very best to you Mina :)

[@mariecc222]

Louisa Tamburro well thanks a lot again ! I have tried it a few times but I always ended up deleting everything and the few papers that I actually had yea well I destroyed them too and shredded them too pieces at my office and even then I was still paranoid like a jerk lol But seeing you and others talk so positively and encouraging about it really gave me the right push ! I got my secure usb stick ready, I think I’ll get right to it today 😚

[@MituPitu1]

Awesome idea with this Q&A video. It makes us feel more connected to you and helps with our precise questions

[@ChrisBFerguson]

Journalizing has no affect on me anymore. It did for me at first. Great video though.

[@MusicAddicted555]

Hey, same for me. I think it can also be a bypass or an avoidance for other things. Very personal I think. Greetings.

[@benjaminhykawy8355]

Hi Daniel. I know that I tend to be dissociated from my sadness, and that dissociation expresses itself whenever I run into some difficult situations or even when I occasionally journal about them. Specifically, I want to cry for what I'm going through, but I can't, and have not had a good cry in a good while. Do you have any suggestions for this type of experience I'm having with dissociation? Would it start with looking at the things that have traumatised us? Because I have been told that crying is weak, and I disagree with that, so I believe that is a factor. I know intellectually that crying is healthy, but I probably don't know that on an emotional level, and I think that traumas are blocks to knowing about the healthiness of our emotions at the emotional level. The blocking makes everything all the more complex, because without the emotions, you fundamentally cannot heal from your traumas, because you have stated that in your video about somatic experiencing. I guess what I'm trying to ask you is whether you have any suggestions for getting started with somatic experiencing despite dissociation, so I can know that crying is healthy, on an emotional level.

[@asea1203]

Is the journal available in other platforms like Scribd or Amazon?

[@danielwilliams2383]

hi my name is daniel and i love your videos

[@mimimingus7775]

Loved when You Say write about a, write about b.... really got me the feeling that I can write about anything and also Made me realize I've feared of writing about all of what You mentioned. But You Say it in a way that really Made me feel that all of that is allowed....is that make sense? Thank You once again Daniel

[@Marixpress2]

I have been going back several years reading my journals. Oy! The good news is I no longer feel like that lost person who was stuck in a cycle of repeating harmful behavior. I’m an internal processor and without journaling, I wouldn’t know how I feel half the time.

[@DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES]

I used to journal, but now I am experiencing some sort of block - suicidal ideation has me feeling that my own thoughts and feelings aren't worth putting down on paper, and the more I try to find the words, the more they become elusive. Same with playing guitar - although I'm quite terrible at it, I have mostly found it a means of expressing all that needs a voice within me, but of late I have to put it down after playing for a few moments to avoid smashing and burning it out of utter frustration. I gotta say that I have gotten so much support from your postings, but this one puts me up against the wall in a feeling of paralysis. I was taught early on that my voice didn't count - I've been doing healing work for over a decade now - pretty much a full-time gig, but still can't seem to coax the wounded child who, in some sense, IS my voice to come out of hiding to speak to the myriad of terrors I experienced early on. Ugh

[@DEEPMOODYPURPLEBLUES]

Thank you. Regardless of my personal limitations and struggles, your caring and sharing is most appreciated, Daniel!

[@passionatebraziliangirl.4801]

"A Guide to Self Therapy" I would read this book. Thanks for these tips.

[@danielwilliams2383]

helpful

[@MitchellLaFrance]

I love watching your videos. You are amazing as I learned lots from you. I am hoping that you could consider having closed caption available with auto-transcribe if possible. I'm Deaf.

[@dmackler58]

Hi Mitchell. Thank you. I tried to turn on closed captions with auto-transcribe a few different ways but wasn't able to do it. I'm sorry. Maybe someone can transcribe it by hand? I'm not very good as this KZbin technology...hmm.... Daniel

[@MitchellLaFrance]

@@dmackler58 No worries. You tried your best. Even though the most recent videos have the subtitles ready. Keep doing exactly what you have done lately, then I can continue to enjoy the rest of your video. ha ha. I do think you are brilliant in sharing your experience in your eyes.

[@Reikisimo]

I want to talk like you but look prettier 😉 When I am too direct people call me mean. I am finding a balance.

[@firashebili]

it's ok to be mean if you're true! truth hurts remember!

[@firashebili]

be respectful and true to yourself... and don't worry about the rest, you'll shine at least for those who opened their eyes

[@Reikisimo]

@@firashebili Thank You🙏

[@Reikisimo]

@Static Joe I am finding the courage. There are all kind of topics out there with not much human value. The fear of harsh criticism is what affects me the most but I am happy to know that I have recognized my fear and that I am getting ready to face it. There are people out there waiting to hear a good message.

[@danielwilliams2383]

what books are the most helful to become a therapist

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

this one seems amazing www.amazon.com/Patient-Who-Cured-Therapist-Unconventional/dp/1569246858

[@danielwilliams2383]

@@transsexual_computer_faerythank you got anymore in mind

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

@@danielwilliams2383 i do not =)

[@danielwilliams2383]

@@transsexual_computer_faery ok thanks have you read it already

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

@@danielwilliams2383 i always forget to read my books so i haven't even bought it haha

[@noobinator9854]

I tried journaling, but every time I did (whether it was through pen and paper or typing on my laptop), my boundaries were just violated as usual and what I thought was spied upon. So, now I've stopped journaling which is difficult to cope with. In fact, I have a suspicion that what I comment on videos I watch on KZbin, is being spied upon by friends and family (and unknown members of the public where I come from). They don't want to talk to me directly and neither do they let me gain clarity in my thinking by writing my thoughts. I even put it to the test this afternoon, by saying something about what I had commented in one of the videos and my brother's and mother's attitude changed completely. I'm sick of my life. I want to hide in some corner and just do what I like to do and never come out of that corner, its too stressful.

[@lt7587]

Ankush that all sounds incredibly difficult.. I hope you have some place you can talk to someone (if helpful for you) about how you're feeling and what's been going on. Best wishes to you x

[@noobinator9854]

@@lt7587 Thank you for your kind thoughts

[@noobinator9854]

@Uneuphemistic, platonic superfruit I don't follow, create what?

[@RekLara]