https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405031#M38331 Hi 16sundayz, that sounds like a really good idea. Before an appointment I try to gather everything I want to speak to my counsellor about in my head, but once I'm actually speaking to them I never quite get out everything I wanted to say. I think that having it all written down instead of relying on just having it all in my head is very useful. Thank you for the helpful tip. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:44:51 GMT Sezza_H 2018-11-26T13:44:51Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405030#M38330 Does anyone else write down thoughts and feelings and take them to their psychologist/counsellor/psychiatrist appointments? I do that with mine, he reads them and then we discuss. I find it easier to write them down than actually saying them vocally and it helps me get them out better. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:24:45 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405030#M38330 16sundayz 2018-11-26T13:24:45Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405031#M38331 Hi 16sundayz, that sounds like a really good idea. Before an appointment I try to gather everything I want to speak to my counsellor about in my head, but once I'm actually speaking to them I never quite get out everything I wanted to say. I think that having it all written down instead of relying on just having it all in my head is very useful. Thank you for the helpful tip. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:44:51 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405031#M38331 Sezza_H 2018-11-26T13:44:51Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405032#M38332 I hope it helps you as much as it does me. It's not a special diary or anything just an A5 notebook. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:27:38 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/staying-well/diary-keeping/m-p/405032#M38332 16sundayz 2018-11-26T14:27:38Z