Hi Marlia,

I've journaled with an app for a long time. My app lets me save my journal (including the tags) to a PDF, which I print out every month. I review it (with colored highlighters), then 3-hole punch it and put it in a notebook. I frequently go back over the notebook too.

I think it's the best of both worlds. I tend to see patterns much better on paper (although the tags do help!), but I like the convenience of the technology.

Jo

: Hi everyone!

: I found the RR program about two
: years ago and went right for it,
: except I could not, for the life
: of me, stick with the journal. I
: was constantly paranoid about
: making sure I recorded every
: single thought and feeling. I
: didn't want to miss anything. I
: also found it cumbersome to write
: pen and paper style. I got burnt
: out and gave up on journaling. But
: I decided I was super cool and
: better than RR (anyone been
: there?) and could do the program
: without the journal. Needless to
: say, that didn't work.

: I've now been journaling for almost
: three weeks. I am floored by how
: much of a difference it makes. I
: used to freak out every single
: time I would get spacey and tired
: and irritable. I felt out of
: control of how I felt, never
: knowing exactly what was causing
: it. With the journal, I feel in
: control. I am able to detach from
: my emotions and see it as a
: scientific experiment. I'm also
: using Evernote on my phone to
: journal. I know that pen and paper
: is recommended, but using my phone
: is what's working for me. I
: especially love that you can
: create tags. I've created lots of
: tags of emotional and physical
: symptoms and just tag how I'm
: feeling rather than write it out
: each time. I like to occasionally
: look at how many notes contain
: each tag. It's a good way to
: monitor changes.

: I'm now on step three. I'm so shocked
: at how much just three meals a day
: with protein helps with my
: symptoms! I still eat dessert
: after lunch and dinner every day
: and despite that, I've seen so
: much improvement.

: Does anyone else find phone
: journaling has worked for you
: after trying pen and paper? What
: changes did you see/are you seeing
: when you moved to step three?