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The Importance of Journaling

Good day love bugs!
 I am very passionate about writing and I wanted to share how beneficial journaling can be to your mental health. I have been journaling since I can remember and it has done so much for me. It has allowed me to look at my life from many different perspectives and has also helped me manage my stress and anxiety. Here are ways in which journaling can help you:

1. Journaling helps you control your symptoms and improve your mood. If you are experiencing any sort of challenge with your mental health, journaling can help you detect symptoms. Please do seek a professional if you feel that you are in urgent need of assistance.

2. It helps you keep track of yourself day-to-day so that you can recognize your triggers and learn better ways to control them. Remember that our goal for the year is to build healthy habits and journaling can help with that.

3. Journaling provides you with an opportunity for positive self-talk. You should not only journal when things become catastrophic but also use it as an opportunity to be kinder and gentler with yourself.

4. It can help you achieve your goals. By writing down something you are much more likely to do it because of the commitment you are making to yourself. This will help you gain self-confidence by tracking your progress.

5. You can improve your writing and communication skills. By being able to write down your experiences and how you feel you are better equipped in articulating yourself. This can help with speaking about what makes you uncomfortable and communicating your boundaries.

6. Journaling strengthens memory. You become more aligned with your outer and inner self. I know that if you are struggling with depression or anxiety you struggle a lot of times with remembering especially events that were traumatic by writing it out you will be able to recall the details of the event.

This sounds amazing but where do you start? Do not worry, I got you covered. There are different types of journal prompts that you can use every day. Start your day with gratitude I love this, I begin every morning with gratitude prompt. You can even have a gratitude journal. In this prompt state three or five things that you are grateful for, try not to make them the same. End your day but looking at what went well, what you are proud of and what you can improve on.

When you are journaling your experiences keep to a time of 5 minutes so that you do not become overwhelmed. I hope these tips help you, I promise that you will be very happy that you started journaling. Before committing to anyone or anything else, commit yourself. Till next time, Cheers!

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  1. Anonymous4 July 2022 at 20:57

    Amazing blog! Concise, and absolutely welcoming- it is less overwhelming like you mentioned. Well down to you for taking care of yourself. Keep up the Journaling and sharing the journey with others💜. Thanks.

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    1. Amantle5 July 2022 at 07:19

      I am glad you enjoy this blog anf specifically this piece. Thank you so much❤.

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