Do you think if you did not talk to anyone for 1 month & wrote in a journal everyday, you would get to know yourself much better?

Question

Do you think this would have a significant impact on your self understanding & perhaps your views on other things as well, without engagement from other people?

midnightmoon05 · Accepted Answer

I often learn about myself when interacting with others. How I engaged, how I chose my vocabulary words.
we certainly also have some down time to reflect/write down about ourselves…longer period of time of solitude I have not yet have since adulthood.
As a child, I had a lot of alone time, my growth from exploring independently allow me to be come more observant and a better listener.
eveyone is a little different…once we learn more about ourselves…seems we still have a lot more to learn about ourselves.

Alli39 · Accepted Answer

Basically what I did this summer, I just had a therapist on hand. 😂 I'm not sure I would have made nearly as much progress without someone there to direct/explain things I wasn't getting on my own so I don't think that just journaling will inherently teach you more about yourself than interacting with people normally.

ChiTown33 · Accepted Answer

Maybe if you're going back and reading it. But you really have to be introspective. It's pointless examining what you wrote if you have no interest in trying to understand why you had those thoughts, what prompted it, was it just an isolated feeling or something systemic

Lokiion · Accepted Answer

there are pros and cons

Pros: you get to know who you are as a person and have a better understanding of self

cons: you’re social skills will decrease confidence, self esteem, etc could decrease since you not used to talking to people anymore

AmeerX · Answer

It helped me. I did some internal thinking when mobile wasn't such a distraction back in the days.

İn fact we have a religious views regarding living off civilization to know the world better. However, it absolutely doesn't mean to close eyes on our everyday duty to the society

TallAnon · Answer

During covid I have spent multiple periods of half a year to a year in complete isolation; work from home and delivery services. It was not good for my mental.
The brain comes up with anything and everything, listening to it all is a waste of time. It's better if you train it to think what you want it to think.

SnowedIn · Answer

I'm not sure I agree.  Perhaps different for most people I suppose. But I want human contact and, that human contact forces me to examine who I am and who I want to be.

Potteplante · Answer

I already write in my journals every day - however I refuse to go a month without talking to anyone. I'm an introvert but I do need social interactions.

Anonymous · Answer

nope I don't. Journaling is good, and always will be a great way to help you reflect on your thoughts and feelings about things, but a big part of "knowing yourself" involves understanding how you interact with others. God didn't make us to be alone. We're meant to be around other people, even if they mess with our heads sometimes.

It sounds like you might be worrying about trying to please too many other people, if their voices are causing you conflict.

MementoMori777 · Answer

I feel like writing your feelings in a journal in general can help you know yourself better if you reread everything

exitseven · Answer

I have had times when I might go weeks without talking to another person. I did not realize it at the time but it really did give me some insights into my self.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I've been completely alone for 2.5 years and I don't know that I know myself any better now than I did before my aunt died. For that matter, I've been alone most of my life!

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, it would work because there are too many people that can make our life's stressful and sometimes taking a break for once a month would help us all.

RealMarek · Answer

I’ve gone a few weeks without speaking. I don’t think it would be good for most people.

chilldude33 · Answer

no, you get to know yourself through interacting with others

Alex8736 · Answer

You can learn a lot by just listening, observing and documenting your surroundings

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

I have no social life of any kind and I been keeping a journal for probably 5 years... it helps some.

the_sinner · Answer

I guess it might. But I can’t never talk to anyone for a month.

Jennz6 · Answer

I want to see the results

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Why not both? https://youtu. be/vqgSO8_cRio

Philyouup · Answer

isolation is never good. mentally bad

rebeliouse · Answer

no idea never tried it

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