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Keep a diary
The private diary is certainly the most classic tool for reconnecting with oneself.
Alone, in front of his notebook, we drop the masks to better face his emotions. It can promote self-discovery, personal growth and life changes.
For Laure Deflandre, PasseportSanté psychologist, “ keeping a diary can help a person to free themselves, to take a step back from certain emotions which are difficult to manage, certain unpleasant or disruptive situations. Writing allows you to evacuate, to distance yourself from your feelings and to detach yourself from them while making sense of them. This tool can therefore have a psychological benefit. ».
Journaling can be of great benefit to those who have difficulty verbalizing their emotions and those who tend to suffocate them. ” Sometimes while writing, the person realizes that the words come out on their own by making him discover what is happening in his heart, that is to say, deep within himself. It can be a precious support to move forward more serenely in life, to be more peaceful. It allows you to work on yourself. “
A particular methodology?
People who want to start a diary don’t always know how to start it. However, for Laure Deflandre, there is no methodology to speak of. “The content of a diary is unique to everyone. Regarding the frequency of writing, some people will write only when they feel the need, others will keep their journal daily and install a small writing ritual at the end of the day, for example, to take stock. on the events of the day that just happened.
Should we publish it?
At the time of blogging heyday, one may be tempted to publish his journal and expose himself to the eyes of others. Unfortunately, this choice risks influencing writing: the person will write more to be read and not to be with themselves, in all honesty. ” The diary can be considered as a confidant which contains all our little secrets, it can then be delicate to publish it in the sight of others because it is to take the risk of being judged by the gaze of others or of disturbing some people around him ».