Having a diary

What's the best thing of having a diary?

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Are you sure?

It helps you write down your feelings and make them more clear in your mind. Also so you can read it back to yourself years later and remember a lot of great things. And yeah, it's true, it is easy to find if someone were looking for it, but for me, if they are my feelings then I don't really care who reads it because I know that they are true and no one can change that, not even my parents. Plus, it helps not to have anything that I need to hide from then. :) I really like writing in a diary. It's kind of like a private form of self expression. Just like some people keep poems or works of art they've done only for them to see. Anyway, that's my opinion.

Well thanx...

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I cant find a good thing abut having a diary.. Well I can but the bad reasons just overthrows the good. Its good that you can have something to write down your every though, every feeling and deep emotional.. But its bad, because once youve written something in it, its no longer a secret, someone will eventually find it and read it.. And then if they are really evil, they will use it against you.. Better if you keep ur thoughts/ secrets in your mind where they belong. at least they are safe there

I don't keep a handwritten diary anymore for the reasons people are saying (somebody found it).

However, I do like to write in my online journal. I picked a random name, and I use initials instead of names when I'm writing about people I know.

It helps me organize my feelings. I can't write poetry when I'm really upset, because I struggle with the words. Once I've gotten everything out and written down, I feel much better. It's like pouring your heart out to a person, except nobody will know your secrets. It also calms you down, because you have to sit still and concentrate on writing.

But that's just me. All my secrets are floating around in cyber world, where everyone can read them, but no one knows it's me. I suppose it depends on what works for you.

I myself love to write my feelings down when i'm upset..actually it's the best thing for me. i do not really like talking to people untill after i calm down..
i do love having a journal or just writting on my computer. which ever works for you. but i love just having somewhere to write your feelings down. :)

My pholosophy is dont write something down if you dont want anyone reading it.

^^ agreed... all I diary does is, yes let's you let out some feelings, but even them your inner self knows nobody knows still, so it isn't really ever let go, just recorded, and in the end does no good, especially if somebody gets ahold of it

*being able to express urself freely!*

Defiantly being able to look back on the memories of the past. I have about 4 diaries I've written and i love sitting down and going back and looking at all the memories

WeLL sounds good huh..

In a diary, you can let out feelings that you cant tell anyone, its like it almost makes you feel better than to keep it to yourself. .

When i was like..in sixth grade. i was going thro a lot of stuff with my mom and my sis and i wrote down a bunch of stuff and my sis got a hold of it and showed my mom and i mean...there was some strange stuff in there. even reading it now is like..what the hell was wrong with me?

They're to right things you can't keep bottled up and can't tell friends ya know? i.e. crushes, secrets, etc. I have about 5 of them. But to avoid from anyone reading them find another language or code that only you know. Or make one.

I also have codes...

I have so many journals that it's crazy. It really helps me... I don't know about other people. I love going back and reading what I've writting and the word choices I used. And it's just so amazing.

I have a hard time telling people how I feel so I write it down. I use real names and I know eventually someone will read it but honestly... deep inside I want someone to read it since I can't tell them how I feel. So I don't really care.

Plus my poetry is part of my journal too. Is anyone else like that?

It's like telling someone a secret
without it actually being a person
HAHA
which sometimes is nice
because if you are like me, you don't
ever really like to talk about stuff
like that with people!

I used to have one, more then one actually. but my brother found one and started reading it and stuff. and my parents didn't like the things i put in there when there were MY feelings. and they grounded me. this was years ago though. i don't have one anymore, i put my feelings into my poetry which is on this site. that they don't know about.

A diary to me is like a list of things you want to tell people out loud, but you have no balls to do so. I admit, I use to have a diary. about stupid stuff like my new crush or something odd that happened.

Jeez, everyone is so negative with the "don't have a diary, someone will read it and use it against you"

If you put it somewhere where no one will find it, then there's no worries.

The good thing about having a diary is that you can vent in it. And I feel that when I write my thoughts, everything becomes clearer to me. Instead of everything jumbled up in my head, I write it down and I analyze it. It's like I'm giving myself my own advice, without having to run with people and using THEIR thoughts.

I like my diary because I'm taking my feelings and thinking about it. I feel like whenever I got to people like my friends or my mom with my problems, I end up taking their advice, or even there own words and using that. Even when I know it's not really me talking or thinking, it's whoever I went to for advice.

So im a bad giRL...