I am looking to start getting into this. But I have never enjoyed writing. I also feel a little iffy knowing that my diaries are sitting around somewhere in my room and my family can find it at any moment. If I were to type it would be faster, more secure as I can encrypt it, and it would not get lost as easily as I can upload the encrypted file to a cloud.
However, is typing any less effective at making you feel better than writing?
I do, and I handwrite, for dreams and personal stuff. But I type for work related stuff. I understand what you say about your family and fair enough, that’s not my case, but if I had to be watching my back like you I’d probably also not write at all. In my experience, I’ve had more close calls with sensitive information leaking if it’s kept digitally than on paper but YMMV.