Comments on: The Vomit Book https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/the-vomit-book/ Never underestimate the commercial value of mental illness. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 By: Moriah https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/the-vomit-book/#comment-13335 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:28:33 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/?p=9663#comment-13335 In reply to Elyse.

Being required to journal every day would drive me insane. When I have nothing to say, I don’t say anything (which is why this blog has been so silent for so long).

I have not read the Artist’s Way.

Lastly, I would love to have all those fancy notebooks and leatherbound diaries and suchlike, but I like what I have and I have tried to find a better system, but stream-of-consciousness journaling and detailed to-do lists are the way I best work.

]]> By: Elyse https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/the-vomit-book/#comment-13333 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 04:38:30 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/?p=9663#comment-13333 In reply to Elyse.

Geez. I need to remember to spellcheck before hitting send. Journaling. LOL.

]]> By: Elyse https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/the-vomit-book/#comment-13332 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 04:36:53 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/?p=9663#comment-13332 I was just going to mention “morning pages.” In one of my classes, we are going through the book The Artist’s Way, and we’re supposed to write 3 morning pages every single day. Ugh. I already have a pretty regular hour Alli g habit, but being REQUIRED to journal everyday has taken away my interest in a big way. I also LOATHE the Artist’s Way. I can turn on my creativity whenever I feel like it/ha e the energy and time. I don’t need to rescue it. Also, I find the writing preachy and annoyingly privileged. I like your “vomit pages” way better!

]]> By: Moriah https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/the-vomit-book/#comment-13329 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:52:20 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/?p=9663#comment-13329 In reply to Sunita.

Yes, Morning Pages would not be helpful to me because some mornings are just ho-hum, and I like having ho-hum days. I get more done. There is no rhyme or pattern to my brain dump. It comes on, and I must do that no matter what else I have cooking (kids notwithstanding).

I haven’t had to do it as much since I went on anxiety meds.

]]> By: Sunita https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/the-vomit-book/#comment-13328 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:48:50 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/?p=9663#comment-13328 This is fascinating. I can totally see how writing more or less based on what your brain is doing at any given time can be a great help. People say write every day, but it actually does matter *what* you write, at least it does for me, and sometimes I really have to clear my head before I can get to the good writing.

What you’re doing sounds a bit like Morning Pages for ADHD/anxiety people. Do a torrent when you need it, nothing when you don’t. I liked morning pages to help me clear my head and learn what I’d been suppressing, repressing, and obsessing about. But after a year and a half or so, I was SO BORED by the sound of my voice talking about myself.

But yours is a way to use them for those of us who have other useful practices and don’t need to brain-dump every day.

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