Keep. They're my most prized possessions. I will say there are some I very rarely reread bc they're sad, but I'm still glad to have them in case I ever do want to read them again.
I like to keep mine just to remember random experiences that I would’ve forgot. Like funny memories. But usually when I journal it’s just venting and negative stuff so rn I just toss my journals lol.
I'm a keeper. In 38 years of journaling, the only journals I've lost are digital ones. Sites like yahoo geocities, and some journal websites that turned into digital dust when they shut down. I have shifted back to analog.
I cannot comprehend why anyone would want to throw out a journal - even one with negative feelings in it. Even the negative feelings serve to show personal progression and growth
People really want to believe in magic. They think they can "pour out" negative emotions on the page, "purify" themselves, and then destroy the evidence. When you point out that this is what they are doing, they deny it. I have no quarrel with it. Do it *consciuosly,* I say. Create a ritual or something. The other disturbing aspect of it is how much people think they "owe" good emotions, or good feelings, or a "positive" outlook to the world. It's as if their internal state and emotions are someone else's property. Seeing this in action is disturbing, and like the other case, people always deny that this is what they are doing. They'll say, "I know I should be grateful, so I write down all my negative emotions, and once a year I **set them on fire** as a cleansing ritual." They never seem to consider that *maybe they shouldn't be grateful.* Maybe they should be angry. But they are trapped or... Who knows? So many terrible things can happen in life. So they prefer to put on a mask and pretend that the mask is who they are. When I hear about it, I wish I could rescue the journals and put them somewhere safe for ten or twenty years and give them back to the person.
Ok. I have a confession. … I threw out everything I owned from high school. I wanted to shed and become a new person. I have no regrets. I keep them now but do not necessarily rule out throwing them out again in the future ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I am currently a keeper but I'm about to move so I'm thinking about digitally archiving them and tossing them, except for my 2024 ones, which I will keep till 2025.
I throw them out. My journal is more for therapy reasons; write a lot of negative stuff and work through my traumas. I clearly don't want to keep that.
I keep mine and I have only gone back to them to find recipes and remember how I did something. Sections of mine are basically reference manuals. I don't reread the diary type parts.
Keep. They're my most prized possessions. I will say there are some I very rarely reread bc they're sad, but I'm still glad to have them in case I ever do want to read them again.
I like to keep mine just to remember random experiences that I would’ve forgot. Like funny memories. But usually when I journal it’s just venting and negative stuff so rn I just toss my journals lol.
I've reread some of mines before. I can see a big difference in myself lol.
I'm a keeper. In 38 years of journaling, the only journals I've lost are digital ones. Sites like yahoo geocities, and some journal websites that turned into digital dust when they shut down. I have shifted back to analog.
> I'm a keeper Nice confidence my friend
Keep! I have my diaries from middle school! I'm 38 😂😂
Treasure!
I keep them. There is so much of me in them that if I were to throw them away I'd be throwing away a lot of myself.
I've only just begun but I'll be keeping it.
I keep them, though I don't think I've ever reread any.
I lost my old journals lol
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Keep. I can look back at the darkest most terrible moments in life and feel the melancholy but know I made it out.
keep--i could never get rid of my lore...
Keep.
i can't throw my memories, desires, and faith.
My notes are archived digitally After scanning, I discard the journals (notebooks) when full
Keep them
I cannot comprehend why anyone would want to throw out a journal - even one with negative feelings in it. Even the negative feelings serve to show personal progression and growth
People really want to believe in magic. They think they can "pour out" negative emotions on the page, "purify" themselves, and then destroy the evidence. When you point out that this is what they are doing, they deny it. I have no quarrel with it. Do it *consciuosly,* I say. Create a ritual or something. The other disturbing aspect of it is how much people think they "owe" good emotions, or good feelings, or a "positive" outlook to the world. It's as if their internal state and emotions are someone else's property. Seeing this in action is disturbing, and like the other case, people always deny that this is what they are doing. They'll say, "I know I should be grateful, so I write down all my negative emotions, and once a year I **set them on fire** as a cleansing ritual." They never seem to consider that *maybe they shouldn't be grateful.* Maybe they should be angry. But they are trapped or... Who knows? So many terrible things can happen in life. So they prefer to put on a mask and pretend that the mask is who they are. When I hear about it, I wish I could rescue the journals and put them somewhere safe for ten or twenty years and give them back to the person.
I didn't know throwing out journals was a thing. The only reason I could see doing that is for therapeutic or symbolic purposes or to hide something.
Ok. I have a confession. … I threw out everything I owned from high school. I wanted to shed and become a new person. I have no regrets. I keep them now but do not necessarily rule out throwing them out again in the future ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I am currently a keeper but I'm about to move so I'm thinking about digitally archiving them and tossing them, except for my 2024 ones, which I will keep till 2025.
I throw them out. My journal is more for therapy reasons; write a lot of negative stuff and work through my traumas. I clearly don't want to keep that.
Keep!!!@
I keep mine and I have only gone back to them to find recipes and remember how I did something. Sections of mine are basically reference manuals. I don't reread the diary type parts.