Journaling

What is Journaling

Journaling generally involves the practice of keeping a diary or journal that explores thoughts and feelings surrounding the events of your life.
There are several different ways to do this. Journaling, as a stress management and self-exploration tool, works best when done consistently,
but even occasional, sporadic journaling can be stress relieving when the practice is focused on gratitude or emotional processing.

Benefits

• Journaling decreases the symptoms of asthma, arthritis, and other health conditions
• It improves cognitive functioning
• It can strengthen immune system response
• It can counteract many of the negative effects of stress
• Journaling can help boost your mood
• Journaling can also strengthen other emotional functions

Tips on Journaling

• Start small and write more as you progress
• Write about gratitude and thing you are thankful for
• Mix it up and write different things daily
• Write about your environment and what's around you
• Using bullet points for journaling