Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
Two weeks of waiting
😨 Fear The doctor wants more tests. Results in two weeks. I haven't told Mum, because she'd worry for both of us.
😌 Calm Two weeks is two weeks. Nothing to decide tonight.
This is an example journal. Everything in it is made up. It shows how entries look: each line can say which emotion is speaking, and you can reply to your own entries months or years later.
Monday, Aug. 28, 2023
3 years ago — anything to say to yourself?
😊 Joy I handed in my notice today. Six years, and I walked out at four.
😨 Fear With nothing lined up. Rent is due on the 3rd and I've told nobody.
The 15-year-old Finally.
😔 Sadness Five months in. Money is tight, and some days I miss the people more than I expected to.
🤔 Doubt You were right to be frightened. You were also right to go.
Friday, Dec. 24, 2021
4 years ago — anything to say to yourself?
Christmas at Dad's. He asked about work again, the same question in the same voice.
😠 Anger I'm thirty-four.
😌 Calm He asks because it's the only question he knows how to ask.
He asked about the garden this year. I don't know which of us changed.
Your journal starts empty, and only you can read it.
😊 Joy All clear. I cried in the car park.
🤔 Doubt Do I tell Mum now that there's nothing to worry about?