Question of the Day

[ayoub]

Apart from the people you've met, in what positive ways has Livejournal affected your life?

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Journalling my thoughts has helped me understand them, and that's helped me grow!

Comments

[kingdavey.livejournal.com]

LJ has helped me clear my head. I can sit and start typing without a clue what I'm going to say. But somehow my real thoughts and feelngs appear on the page

[beatzz.livejournal.com]

I'm more open about talking about my life. It used to be I felt so insecure about sharing. But now, it's almost natural to just sit, talk and spill... Ahaha... :)

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

Some of the effects that livejournal have had on me has been negative. Surrounded by multiple people having issues and drama and bad days and I think on some days dragged me down.

But it has also allowed me to open up and say what is on my mind.

[billzy.livejournal.com]

Somewhere to leak my insanity at timeS!

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

Before LJ I was always tired, listless, manic depressed, impotent, rageful, aimless, forgetful and irregular. Since using LJ as an important part of a balanced day, I am all those other things, but I can poop on schedule once again! I. Am. Blessed! Thank you Live Journal!

[gillian16.livejournal.com]

*cracking up*

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

Lj must be fibrous:)

[leatherdykeuk.livejournal.com]

It makes my writing more disciplined.

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

I was able to shed a lot of the negativity that I had bottled up in me. It provided a good outlet during my divorce close to 5 years ago.

[pyxiwulf.livejournal.com]

it forces me to journal regularly. a great thing for making sure I have the keepsake stuff for my kids that I want.

it's also taught me a lot about the way I used to parent and the way I want to parent. I would never have been exposed to the theories in my real life.

[eithnepdb.livejournal.com]

I use LJ as a tracking mechanism for all sorts of events in my life ;) - it helps me keep organized in that respect.

[milagro75.livejournal.com]

agreed!

[milagro75.livejournal.com]

I answered down there...but here's a *hug* just 'cuz! =)

[editgrrl.livejournal.com]

Honestly, it's brought me out of some major depressions, enhanced my social life, made me realize people can be nice and good (like you! *hugs!*), brought me back in touch with long lost friends, given me a place to vent instead of repressing, and given me views into cultures, people, views, philosophies, and lives that I would have never come across otherwise. I really enjoy reading about people's lives, even though when I started my blog I was like who would want to read about my life? Heh.

Is that deep enough? lol I'll probably think of more as the day goes on. :)

[cmerun12.livejournal.com]

- I've learned to be a better communicator and chose my words with care. (Write what you mean AND mean what you write!)
- Mentally, I'm a stronger person.
- I'm more organized than I thought I'd ever be.
- I've managed to find health issue patterns because I've been documenting when my health takes a bad turn.
- Fangirling has been taken to new levels. ;)
- I wouldn't keep a paper journal updated like I do LJ.
- I have a plethora of new vocabulary words. Complete with UK spellings! ;)
- My idea, thoughts, beliefs and comfort zone(s) are frequently challenged and expanded upon.

[gillian16.livejournal.com]

Well it is a great place for me to keep track the distance between lupus flares so when my doc asks me, I have dates and degrees of pain etc. It has also been a place for me to work things out of my head rather then carrying them around with me to fester.

[chiropteraclan.livejournal.com]

It's helped me know myself better. Also interacting with others from around the world has helped me see different world views and very different approaches to problems I have run into. all good for new ideas.

[evergladesqueen.livejournal.com]

releasing the demons has been extremely helpful and cheap. LOL. I mean had I been sitting on a couch telling the person with a degree and pen/paper in hand the issues, can you imagine the cost of those sessions?

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

My icon says it all - I spill whatever's on my mind and at the least, get it off my chest. I get a lot of helpful feedback if that's what I need and just a "hey, sorry you're feeling that way, here's a *hug*" if that's all I'm needing.

[pi-girl.livejournal.com]

I've met many friends who have come and gone and come back again in my life on here. It also helps me vent my frustrations especially about men lol. It is basically my virtual therapy. Plus sometimes I get good ideas and advice on here!

[pi-girl.livejournal.com]

Never mind I read the question wrong cross off the first sentence. :-p

[childeofloki.livejournal.com]

Comments on my poems, even ones that are completely bullshit (example: a poem I once wrote as an experiment called "Rotten Thoughts" that was entirely formed of all the grotesque, taboo terms I could think of and people called it "beautiful" and "inspired"), have helped raise my confidence in writing, and where they have failed to do that, they have at least encouraged me to write more tripe, more frequently.
On top of that, there has been much inspiration from other writers.

[shadowwolf13]

I now know I'm allowed to write. ;)

[kabandra.livejournal.com]

Well, I know you said "aside from the people".. but I have to say that considering I met one of my closest friends off LJ as well as my wonderful roommate from all of last year in DC, I must give LJ props for that.

Now to really answer, the fact that I have a nearly complete record of my life for the last 5+ years is incredible. You can't predict the future, but when you can go back into the past and detect threads and trends and such... it's nice :)

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

I'm more confident in myself.

My self esteem has been bolstered and I've learned a lot.

About myself and people.

And yes there is good and bad, but it's all learning and it has all helped me grow.

Also I have a greater opportunity to "leave it better than I found it."

[tsankich.livejournal.com]

Here i can bark out everything that's bugging me or made me smile. And people would actually be sympathetic? Priceless.

[4kudzu.livejournal.com]

Me too. And it's also a way to tell something to someone that maybe you wouldn't tell it to anyone IRL.

[tonya.livejournal.com]

It's a nice archive... I use it to look up when certain things happened.

[photodiva02.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[hippie-geisha.livejournal.com]

I get to vent without interruption....

[kathyrene.livejournal.com]

It has made me feel a little more confident on the internet and to be myself. Especially if someone says they like my photos.

[donor4him.livejournal.com]

It's helped me keep track of my kids' milestones.

[geordielass.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's nice to get responses to otherwise silent thoughts and feelings.

[patchworld.livejournal.com]

To share my thoughts with others and learn more about people and their life from all over the planet. :)

[castlelady.livejournal.com]

I can be myself and share my life without fear of judgment, and it's a great place to let off some steam, too.