I don't know if there is actually a difference but if you're the kind of person who feels better working with pen and paper then stick to that. When learning, for example, I seem to take in information better when I write it rather than type it.Do you think it's ok? Is writing better, because I always hear to write out your thoughts. I never hear type them out. Obviously it would be easier to type since it's much faster. Does it take anything out of the exercise?
thats a stupid questionDo you think it's ok? Is writing better, because I always hear to write out your thoughts. I never hear type them out. Obviously it would be easier to type since it's much faster. Does it take anything out of the exercise?
uhh.... thanks?thats a stupid question
I really think that that's an incredibly disrespectful and rude comment to make. Especially to someone who you are aware suffers from SAD. If you're not prepared to say anything useful or supportive, then fine that's your choice. But is it really necessary to resort to such comments like that? I personally don't see how. Especially as it's hardly likely to be of any constructive help to anybody.it wasnt meant as an insult, i was stating the obvious.
i would expect a 5 years old to ask a question like that but not somebody on this forum
i thnk the pblem lies in not wat i sed but int he way you are interpretting it .I really think that that's an incredibly disrespectful and rude comment to make. Especially to someone who you are aware suffers from SAD. If you're not prepared to say anything useful or supportive, then fine that's your choice. But is it really necessary to resort to such comments like that? I personally don't see how. Especially as it's hardly likely to be of any constructive help to anybody.
Anyway Redefine, I think you should do whatever you are the most comfortable with. Personally I don't see how it matters too much ;-) Just so long as you do what you feel works best for you which is the important thing. Maybe you'd find it helpful to try to do both - just as a bit of an experiment - and just see which you find is the easiest/most helpful approach. If it happens that typing things helps things to stick in your mind every bit as much as writing by hand, then by all means I say go for it!![]()
To come up with a response like that, you obviously don't know very much about the meaning of manners. And telling someone that something they have said is stupid in the way you did is one of the most obvious ways you can go about insulting somebody. If you really didn't mean to insult anyone, then you picked a very poor choice of words. And that certainly is your problem. You expressed yourself in a rude manner, regardless of whether you realise you did or not - so I called you on it.i thnk the pblem lies in not wat i sed but int he way you are interpretting it .
my first answer was ''thats a silly questuin'' with the intent tomake the op realise thats there is absoluetly no difference between the 2 and no probs with either
and my 2nd post was to explain the answer in my 1st post
i have not intended to insult anyone and if you are offeded by what i sed then is quite sinply YOUR problm, cos you are interpretting it in the way that you have chose. is your problem not mine
Ummm, that's not what your first post said.my first answer was ''thats a silly questuin''
That is. There's a big difference.thats a stupid question
silly/stupid whats the differenceUmmm, that's not what your first post said.
That is. There's a big difference.
Either way there is something to be said of going through the motions of handwriting, a connection between what is being thought and the action of putting it to paper. It also slows the mind to a more mid-pace, allowing you to perhaps shape ideas with greater depth than you would while typing at full speed.
However, having said all that, for the purposes of CBT I don't think it would make much difference. I can't read my writing anyway.
I wasn't offended because I know it's not a stupid question at all. There is a difference. Writing accesses your brain differently than typing. You never gave me any kind of scientific evidence anyway to prove otherwise so I can't see how it's a stupid question.ok lets clear this up, ''thats a stupid questions'' was meant so the op could relaise that there reallty is absolutely no difference between typing and writing , thats it nothing more nothing else
op sorry if i offended u, was not intended
i think if anyone should be asking to see scientiific evidence its me not you .I wasn't offended because I know it's not a stupid question at all. There is a difference. Writing accesses your brain differently than typing. You never gave me any kind of scientific evidence anyway to prove otherwise so I can't see how it's a stupid question.
Anyway don't worry about it. I haven't even looked at this post in a long time, I kind of forgot about it.
This answer is perfect, because it recognizes the major purpose of recording one's automatic thoughts.In my opinion, the point of the exercise is that you write down negative/ unhelpful thoughts as soon as you have them so that you can challenge them immediately. If you can be bothered to start up a computer everytime you need to record something, I think it would be fine. When I did CBT I carried a notebook everywhere because it was easily accessible.
As you say though, it's probably quicker typing it out.