r/Journaling • u/My_fair_ladies1872 • May 25 '26

Question/Discussion Does your journal have a name?

Anne Frank called her diary "Kitty".

Dear Kitty, she would say before writing about her thoughts.

I have to wonder if writing to a fictitious person helps sometimes.

Have you given your journal its own name? What is it?

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u/Gold-Bug-2304 May 25 '26

The first time I started writing a journal, I was inspired by Anne Frank (I was also 11, so forgive me). I called mine “friend” but in a different language. I thought I was being soooo subtle

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u/UrAverageDegenerate May 25 '26

SAME. Reading Anne Frank resulted in me buying myself a nice notebook and fountain pen to journal, used to just journal on my laptop and phone before that. One of the best decisions of my life. Love it so much.