This volume VIII of Kierkegaard's Diaries and Papers, corresponding to the year 1846, is a watershed of the style and theme of his diaries, we find a writer much more focused on his inner state, unlike the previous diaries where his academic, literary or theological reflections abounded. He opens his soul to talk about his childhood, the enormous influence that his father had on him, his melancholy, his illness and - although he still does not dare to write about Regina Olsen, as he will in the following years - he takes refuge in the ideality of his love to be able to cross the storm that has formed on him. These considerations are framed in the context of his strong dispute with the Corsair. Also, on the occasion of this circumstance, he delves into his reflections on the existential meaning of his writings and the dialectical force that accompanies them.