Week 2: Writing About Yourself

Sitting down with a physical journal or some form of digital journal can be extremely uncomfortable. No one wants their personal feelings or thoughts to be aired out to the general populace's eyes; I believe even with things like Twitter and Facebook, people put on a sort of mask and filter everything through that mask. Personally, I keep a journal for two different reasons: In part it helps with my therapy, and otherwise I enjoy being able to get my private thoughts down and out of just my head. Personally, I believe people should be able to share just about anything they want, but that doesn't mean they are immune to criticism or misunderstanding for those thoughts. It's been made abundantly clear from how many private messages or images have been leaked to the public that people enjoy the concept of seeing that which is private; even if not meant maliciously, seeing someone's intimate thoughts can be enlightening if one were to enjoy their company otherwise. In all honesty though, I believe most people do not write completely truthfully in any kind of diary due to the anxiety of being seen or judged. Even with today's more accepting society towards LGBTQ+ groups of people, there is always the invisible and gripping fear of "what if". For who or what they can talk about, it's much the same of real life; drop someone's name and call them something crude, and you will be criticized, say something that people could find annoying and you will be confronted.