EDIT: I wrote this before actually reading your next post, in which you did share openly, lol. But, this is still something that I feel like people will benefit from.
Of course not. I own this place and I still have to take breaks from time to time. There’s nothing wrong with isolating yourself a bit to contemplate and grow without outside influence. However, I believe that we as humans have a charge to help others free themselves from the mental shackles that binds them, and sometimes, just a simple inspirational journal can change the entire course of someone’s day, week, possibly life.
You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve been in a bad mood, read someone’s good results and then that brightened my day. And after I began to feel better, I began to try and help others feel better. The one small act from someone here, ended up not only changing my day, but those who interact from me. And it’s such a simple thing to do, to say, “I’m getting good results, and so can you, as long as you try.”
Like you said, a journal is a collection of thoughts and emotions. When people post things that give you dissonance, remember that they too are attempted to unravel the turmoil of their inner world. They don’t mean to cause you mental harm. Life is a journey, uniquely experienced by every person. However, those unique experiences become the larger collective reality. When you help others, you end up helping everyone – including yourself.
Try to separate your journey from others. Respond with detached care. It’s what I do. I’ll tell a person, I can only tell you what I did to achieve [x]. Now, you have to determine if you can use that information or not.
