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How to journal! For mental health 🌟

Tips and prompts ~

I have been journaling for many years now and for a long time I did it “wrong”, of course there si no real wrong way of journaling but there are ways to do it better and in a more insightful way! And I’m going to share how I do it!

First some useful prompts/ questions for daily reflections

What sparked joy? This is for all the things that made you happy or glad you are alive so you’ll know to do more of it.

What drained me of energy? This si helpful cuz you’ll start to see patterns (like you’ll keep on seeing the same things -social media, bad habits, certain people, etc- and you’ll know what to avoid and get out from your life.

Did I learned something? This will show you that you learn something new every day even if it’s silly and you can come back to old lessons in the future since there are all written down!

What I’m I grateful for? This is really helpful to realize that there are so many thing we tend to take for granted. Also great to look back when you need it. I have to admit this I don’t use very often cuz it’s similar to the first one.

How did I push forward? This si about the goals you are constantly working on and how you are working towards them. This helps you see if you are being consistant or if there are changes you have to make to reach your goals.

Tips

Write at the moment! This means that it’s best to write when you have a thought rather than to wait till a specific hour of the day.

Write it even if it’s stupid or ugly. This means to write things even if you are ashamed or unsure about it, your journal is yours alone and it helps to address things as they are or as you perceive them, also seeing them on paper can help you analice them and realize they might not be accurate to reality.

Take inspiration from outside of your life. This means that you can use some prompts for situations from a book or someone else’s life to reflect on them and widen your perception of life (maybe not this specific prompts lol).

Write on a specific theme or subject. For example about school or family, so you will ask: what drains me of energy at school?

And that’s it! I hope this helps some of you that are starting to journal or that want to do it or even if you need more ideas for your journal ^^ it can really help to write things down not just to remember moments of your life but it’s good to take things out of your chest, and once they are on paper you can analice them and find some peace of mind.

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