Many of us grew up journaling about teenage drama, current crushes, and our most intimate secrets, but this habit was often abandoned with the transition into adulthood. If you want to improve your health, you may want to return to this practice under the new adult name of journaling.
Journaling for mental health has become more common in our culture as practices that support and encourage good mental health practice have become more mainstream. Just set aside a few minutes each day and this practice will become a habit. Some people keep a diary all day long, while others set reminder alarms at specific times. Others find it easier to establish new habits by adding them to habits they already maintain, such as journaling after brushing their teeth.
The easiest way to keep a journal is a mind dump. This often brings a sense of clarity, helps you process emotions, and allows you to discern patterns of thought, whether beneficial or destructive. but it is suitable for you.
Another way to journal is to ask yourself a specific set of questions each day. what got you excited? what drained you? what held you up? What did you learn? List three things you are grateful for. These questions will help you identify what is holding you back or holding you back in your day-to-day life.
Campbell Walker is a YouTube content creator known as Struthless, Your Head Is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Claritysays asking himself these questions for a month helped him identify alcohol and social media as consistent triggers that exacerbate depression and anxiety and make functioning difficult. , he could no longer ignore mental health problems and dysfunctional conditions while knowing exactly what was causing them. I was able to start achieving my personal goals.
For some of us, it’s the people in our lives who support or weaken us. Your friends, partners, or family members are consistently on your support or drain list If so, it can help clarify your personal relationship status and how they affect your mental health.
You can also make decisions using the clarity that journaling provides. Sometimes it is important to write objectively about problems and options. You can even brainstorm your wildest dreams beyond the realistic options. In my own life, I felt stuck in a cycle of low-paying jobs. self quickly dismissed the idea, but the more I thought about it and kept a journal, the more I realized it was possible. I decided. I’ve been pitching my skills and doing contract work on my own terms for 9 years now and I love it. That journaling brainstorm changed my life.
Journaling can also provide future perspective. Sometimes we feel stuck in a routine that no longer brings us joy or satisfaction. Without a direction to go, these feelings can lead to depression, poor mental health, and even addiction. can ask
Having a dream and formulating the practical steps needed to achieve it can sometimes provide the impetus needed to get out of a rut and toward a better routine and outlook. One of the questions that helped him transition to his current successful life, he says, was “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” Pondering this question may open up opportunities you never imagined.
Journaling can take time to develop into a habit, but it can significantly reduce stress and anxiety, provide clarity and hope, and support a life worth striving for from a constant, reactionary emotional state. The rewards become immediately apparent as you move into thoughtful deliberation that you can do. life.
Carey Smith can measure the journaling effort of her life by a yardstick.
