Keep private journal entries private

Separate writing for yourself from writing you intend another person to read.

Try this

Choose which notebook or app is for personal writing and distinguish it from shared documents.
State the boundary before inviting someone to use the device or space where the writing is stored. Offer a selected message only if you choose to share one.

A worked example

“These notes help me think. They are not a message to you.”

An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.

Before you leave it here

Store the journal where your chosen privacy boundary can actually be maintained.

This is a voluntary planning exercise. Keep your notes private, adapt the language, and leave any question unanswered. It does not require Ourling or a purchase.

Ourling’s library uses AI-assisted original writing. These are practical exercises, not clinical advice or promises about relationship outcomes. Suggest a correction or a missing situation.