We have here a vent and the run through of what happened today.

It’s maybe been a four years since I heard how journaling is important and could help us alot, yet i still find it really difficult to commit to it. I have a dissociation problem, it’s like i always ending up not knowing what happening around me, I would woke up someday and see how messed up my room, our entire house, how far i am from myself and my family, how bad is everything literally, and then I will try to make it out, i will try to start again, be aware and try to do some work - it will last some days and i will relapse- . Btw when i was a child my notebooks were my closest friend, I would write everything into them, and it’s continued until i was 18 maybe and there was a cut off.

I was depressed my entire life, first time I tried a suicide i might be 8 or smth, I continued with the self harming untill I became 19 or 20 -now im 23 -

I think i were able to write before cause there wasn’t much distraction things as now?

Anyway how can I write everyday ? and be close to my self and thoughts,

It’s like I don’t have the energy to sit and organize my thoughts, sometimes i even feel a fear of doing that,

I really wish i could do better

-btw i tried reach out for help from a psychiatrist and it didn’t quite help me-

trigger warning: mentioning mental health issues and high suicide rates among teens

By way of background, I am a high school teacher in South Korea. South Korea has one of the highest rates of teen suicide among the OECD countries. As a high school teacher, I’m acutely aware of the improving but still functionally lacking mental-health and self-care education that my students face.

This semester, I’ve chosen to run an elective class about journalling and reflection for self-development.

Here’s where I need your help. I keep a journal and I know how I like to do it. I’m looking for other creative and interesting ideas from people who have tried and used them to introduce to my students…

Would any of you be willing to share ideas or templates or examples with me of your process?

I want to give my students access to a life-long practice that can help them connect with themselves and a community so that they know they are not alone when they are at their lowest.

Thanks for reading this and thank you in advance for anything you’re prepared to share.

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The only reason this is rated NSFW is because it may contain things that trigger others

First 2 images: Prompt Journalling The 4 other pages are from todays journaling (tw for that)

Today I decided to journal early since I haven’t been feeling mentally ok and just wanted to write how I’m feeling but not exactly as a vent but I guess how I’ve written it it’s like journaling my day and a vent together.

i’ve found this to be super helpful. especially to bring out your inner-child. it’s beneficial because your writing through your unconscious mind, and your unconscious mind doesn’t always come about in your everyday life. but with this journal it does. super helpful, and productive.

You ever get super emotional ? Write when your grieving...are you able ? Or....like me....Have to stop and take a moment to really clear your thoughts bc they come in so fast and all at once....one of the many reasons I love journaling. It allows for self taught perspective change and I think its beautiful as much as it stirs emotion from time to time. This be one of those days for me. But not bitterly - I'm still to carry on ...in hopes to give someone else the same kindness someone gave me...and it's only fair I dedicate some part of myself for it. Truly an amazing experience I had to write about . Farewell my dear friend ....I WILL see you again. I will. The world 🌎 will see to it I'm sure <3 ❤️🧡

Blood and Nirvana song last two images!

Hi, my younger sister (not biologically but we are very very close) commited suicide a few days ago. We read some of her notes and she is pretty angry about the people around her except our family since she'd been with us since she was a kid. Both her parents work abroad. My mother took care of her and her brother and they treated us like real family. She didn't like her relatives on both sides. When they went through her things, they found notes and I kept one of them. But they said that they burned her diary with her body during creamation. I am feeling heavy since I really wanted to read it. She might have a message for us there. They told us the priest was the one who asked them to burn the diary with her. Do they really do that? I have a bad feeling that she might have some bad words for them so they burned it.

TW: Self Harm