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LJ, itself
Jul. 6th, 2003 04:43 pmSomething I've been thinking about lately is what I use LJ for. The reasons include:
I plan to cut back on some of these...noteably (4).
I've also been thinking about reducing some of (6) and (7) because I've found they can actually prolong or increase my bad feelings and upset. That is - if something won't get out of my head, getting it mentally organized, written, and posted to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
dot_cattiness or my LJ can really help. But if it's something I *could* ignore, "but oh, I haven't posted in a while so I could write this up..." - the act of writing it up can make me *more* frustrated than I was originally.
(I never claimed to be logical, ok?)
Why post this publically? I would be interested in hearing what other people think about this.
- Communicating With Friends & Family
- Entertainment / voyeurism
- Exhibitionism
- Procrastination
- Sharing Fun or Interesting Ideas
- Thinking Out Loud
- Venting
I plan to cut back on some of these...noteably (4).
I've also been thinking about reducing some of (6) and (7) because I've found they can actually prolong or increase my bad feelings and upset. That is - if something won't get out of my head, getting it mentally organized, written, and posted to
dot_cattiness or my LJ can really help. But if it's something I *could* ignore, "but oh, I haven't posted in a while so I could write this up..." - the act of writing it up can make me *more* frustrated than I was originally. (I never claimed to be logical, ok?)
Why post this publically? I would be interested in hearing what other people think about this.
