I am looking to start getting into this. But I have never enjoyed writing. I also feel a little iffy knowing that my diaries are sitting around somewhere in my room and my family can find it at any moment. If I were to type it would be faster, more secure as I can encrypt it, and it would not get lost as easily as I can upload the encrypted file to a cloud.
However, is typing any less effective at making you feel better than writing?
I'm very inconsistent with mine. Sometimes I write a lot frequently, sometimes I don't for years. Sometimes i just log once a month.
The thing is why you want to write and what about. Usually when I write it's about something that really shocked me or moved me, perhaps a very vivid dream (which I used to have frequently when I was younger) or maybe as a means to cope with depression and anxiety and some rough life patches.
Main motivation for me is to be able to access my thought process in the future. This has proven valuable, personally.