Are diaries dangerous?

Why it’s important to be open about feelings

These are my padlocked diaries

18 months ago, my Mum was clearing out my childhood bedroom and came across my old diaries. I remember the feeling when she told me she’d found them — my stomach lurched. I felt sick.

This physical gut reaction was no different to how I’d have reacted aged 14 if she’d told me the same thing. I’m on high alert when another human comes into close…