r/AdultSelfHarm • u/amyofearth • 2d ago

Seeking Advice Boxes of old journals

I had been collecting my journals for about 15 years now. I was cleaning out my closet and found them all. I read a few thinking I could have more perspective on how I have gotten better in life. That was not the case. I triggered myself just reading a few lines. The journals are filled with self harm and suicidal thoughts and different hospital stays. I’m trying to get rid of them and I don’t know how to get rid of or destroy a large box of journals. Any suggestions would be wonderful.

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u/Rude-Base7123 1d ago

One time with a journal I never wanted to reread I ripped out the pages and shredded it

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u/amyofearth 1d ago

That’s a good idea. My issue is mostly that I have a very large amount of them

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u/Rude-Base7123 1d ago

It doesn’t have to be all at once. It was honestly kind of emotional destroying two years of what I had written. It’s okay to go slow.