Journaling

One fun way to main a state of mental wellness is journaling. Journaling is the act of writing down thoughts and feelings to process them more lucidly in relation to our life. Journaling includes literature that is more list-oriented such as places visited on leisure time, daily activities, or recording progress made in the gym or at any significant place. Journaling can also focus on expressing cathartic thoughts and emotions that haven’t been shared with others, attempting to work through feelings of being stressed, examining a problem and possible resolutions, making substantial life decisions, writing about experiences to better comprehend them, or to discover yourself more. Journaling is also an outlet to commemorate accomplishments.

Research has shown a positive correlation between journaling and improved health overall.

Potential benefits of journaling include:

Expressing yourself when experiencing negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, and stress in a healthy way.
Overseeing symptoms and improving mood: by computing problems and keeping up with symptoms to recognize triggers and ways to regulate them, in addition taking part in affirmations and recognizing negative behaviors.
Assisting to discern what is promoting stress and anxiety.

Here are some helpful Youtube videos that will teach and guide you to become a journaling master:

Here are some examples of how you can start journaling:

Here are a few prompts to get you to start journaling:

Talk About Your Day.
Identify Things You're Grateful For.
Write a List of Your Coping Mechanisms.
Describe a Goal.
Write About How Different You Were 5 Years Ago.
Write a Letter to Your Body.
List and Describe Your Emotions.
Write About How You'd Describe Yourself to a Stranger.

We hope you enjoy this activity and that it will help improve your wellness!