Journaling?

YES!! YES!! I journal every day. I highly recommend it. Maybe just start with something random every day and then start to really dig deeper 😅 it's a huge relief!

I love to journal and I find it therapeutic. Sometimes its easier to write my feelings than to say them out loud to someone, but it really helps to get out your feelings one way or the other. Sometimes I write about things I'm trying to manifest, or goals for the year, etc. Imagine your talking to a friend and maybe it wont feel so weird like you're talking to yourself

I kept a therapy journal for a while and it helps me stay grounded. I write down everything that happened in therapy. Then I would reach out to a friend to talk about my struggles and see it from an outsider’s perspective. Sometimes, I enter my entries into ChatGPT to see if AI can pick up any patterns.

As for my personal journal. It’s more of a log of everything happening in my marriage. I separate it into financial, major incidents, communication/pattern, and parenting. Each entry has a list of date, location, who were present, and exactly what happened. I look back on the logs and pick up patterns in my marriage. They provide me with reassurance that I am not crazy (my husband defends my enmeshed in law’s disrespectful behaviors by making me the scapegoat). Also if shit hits the fan, this will help me in a divorce.

I love it. I like doing gratitude every morning. I have my grandmas journals that she kept/passed down before she died. It’s nice to read about her as a mom and my dad/his brothers when they were younger (or myself when I pop into them every now and then, like “I remember that day!”). Some days are boring but others are nice.

Yes. It helps. I usually just start with the first thought that pops in my mind that just won't stop nagging me. And see what it takes me. It doesn't need to make sense. You just have to get out what's stuck in your head. It will help you analyze your feelings and why you feel the way that you do.

I find it easier to make it like a letter to someone… I personally make all my journaling a conversation with God.

But yes it definitely makes a difference in processing emotions and decisions and everything!