Does anxiety make you stubborn 😜

[Frumpyfifty]

Just kidding! But I do not like that side of me and it needs work. So I have started journaling but I guess I should call it rambling. .it has helped. I just do not like being told I have to do something. Realizing I STILL have anger over past hurts..so writing every day for 20 minutes. Thanks for your support!

[teemo1]

I do the journaling rambling, too, every day. It helps to write down how I'm feeling, why I think I'm feeling that way, or just anything in general.

Here's an article about dealing with anger that might help:

zenhabits.net/angry/

[knittingninja]

Have you tried a thought diary in addition to journaling about your feelings? I have found them beneficial because they put me in a good position to put my feelings in perspective. I ramble in my journal as well and that can also be therapeutic. I have learned in therapy that not wanting to comply or do as told is called "willfulness". The opposite, according to DBT is to adopt willingness to accept new situations and techniques. In my experience, trying new things can help me get out of the "willful" state quite quickly, but it is hard work.

[Emma10013]

I just started journaling yesterday. It helped so much to be able to just let it all out of my head, because some things I just don't feel like saying out loud to my therapist. Just a lot of things float around in my head that make me seem like a heartless asshole, but I'm at a point right now where I'm so emotionally drained that my heartless thoughts are nonetheless valid whether I want to admit it or not. So writing them down helps clear my mind and express my innermost feelings and thoughts- the truth so to speak.