writing letters, to yourself. Options

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Sounds weird, but it's not. Or maybe it is. My therapist got me into doing it, and it's one of the ways I face what's wrong with myself. I title it to myself, and write as if Im speaking/writing to another person. I tell them ( who is actually me ) how to face their problems.

Ive wrote them to myself when I was struggling with bulimia, when I felt alone or when I had no one else to talk to ( which actually happens a lot. A message to anyone consists of a lot of posts to myself ) and after bad things happen.

Today, i was talking about how I'm a hypocrite when it comes to fear of rejection and such. How I tell people to swallow their pride and fear and just pursue what they want, letting go of your inhibitions and to stop being afraid of what they want the most. Particularly, in boys and love ( or girls ). But I don't follow what I preach, and how I shy away from making the first move or anything of that sort because Im afraid of rejection even though I know that rejection doesn't last forever and the burning embarassment goes away.

Anyways, does anyone else do this ? It helps me, so I'm going to assume it might help some of you.


The one I wrote today made me really depressed though. Sometimes it doesn't help, sometimes it does (:

[*a painefull euphoria*]

i guess i do. i write blogs to myself.
i put them on xanga under "private"
or livejournal under "i can only see" or something idk

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Yeah, I do it on xanga and myspace ( but I put them on private too )
I write them in Message to Anyone as well.

[multifaceted]

my 6th grade teacher made us do that... then she sent it when we graduated 8th grade...

i've never willingly wanted to do that.

[*Sephora.*]

I don't necessarly write a letter, I write blogs on Xanga. It makes me feel much better because it lets me type/write out all of my emotions.

[HakunaMatata]

I've written letters to myself before, but I like to actually send them in the mail. I write them, put a stamp on it put them in a little tray, then a week and a half later I tell my brother to put it in the mailbox. So, basically, I write messages that I get in the mail two weeks later.

Meh, kind of weird, but sometimes I receive the letters right when I need them the most.

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Thats cool. I usually throw them away cos I hate looking at them.
I think I'll save them from now on (:

[xlilaznchickx]

i've never really done that..but now that u mention doing that maybe i should start.

[michellerrific]

I've written private blogs and sometimes actually WRITE in a journal, but i've never actually wrote a letter, specifically, to myself.

[moninja]

the beginning of the year in class, we wrote letters to ourselves saying whatever we wanted to and yeah, i don't get to read mine until the end of the year. i'd like to see how much i've changed though.

[Stefanny]

my 6th grade teacher made us do that... then she sent it when we graduated 8th grade...

i've never willingly wanted to do that.

omg. we did the same thing. haha, but i'm still in 8th grade and i'm really scared to remember what i wrote.

[Belladee]

That would be a good idea..I think I want to start doing that seems cool

[Jeng]

No, but I blog once in ahwile about current thing's on acrylique, nothing personal though.

[pandamonium]

yea i do that. but i type it on my secret xanga that no one else reads. lol its good to have one to let out all your frustrations.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

I don't write letters to myself. I don't really write anything to myself at all, except for some lists that I have..
But I do have a few private LJ entries that I write to other people. Of course, I'm the only person who sees it, but it feels good to write something about someone that you would never be able to tell them. It not that it's bad things, it's just some stuff that's a bit too daring to say..

I don't really read them at all until like a month later.. Most of it is to help me reminisce about past things. It makes me feel better most of the time.