Just a week ago, I can legitimately attest to Mr. Dubin’s hypothesis being correct because at the toughest time/year in my life to date, December 21, 2023 to January 4, 2024, I set out to document it by journaling. But not your garden variety journaling. Not by a long shot.

An experiment.

What came out took a lot of effort. Not just to peel back daily recurring layers of self-defense from trauma, but also the actual honest truth of what I was thinking, what I was feeling, and why but not masking it.

This had an unexpected bonus, I think, in helping me to realize, and admit that I’ve been slowly suffering from a socioeconomic identity crisis ever since unmasking the truth of my late diagnosis (2019) back in June.

Here is my journaling project. Be sure to check out “My Journal’s Notes” as well.

“My Holiday Journaling Experiment”

https://jimirion.medium.com/my-holiday-journaling-experiment-286ce4185361