I've probably said this before, but...

[edg]

...it's striking how many things I don't post here simply because I don't feel like getting grief for saying them.

("Post anyway, it's your journal" doesn't help. It's hard to feel entitled to post what you want when your readers feel entitled to lay into you for it.)

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[phosphodae.livejournal.com]

"For whatever reason, venting into a private entry doesn't do me much more good then just bitching about it in my head."

For me it helps to organize and process that head-bitching into something tangible and manageable. It's sometimes difficult for me to make emotional progress if I forget the random insights and epiphanies I have-- so I record them, and when I reread them it's a reminder and a focus to give me direction.

[edg.livejournal.com]

That's a really good point, actually. I'll keep that in mind.