Journaling is the practice of writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them better. It helps you become more self-aware and regulate emotions, especially when you are anxious or sad.
Set a specific time of day for journaling, be it morning or evening and stay consistent. It will help make journaling a daily habit of yours.
There is no right or wrong while journaling. It's all about writing down whatever thoughts or feelings come to you at that moment.
One way to do effective journaling is to follow the technique which feels good on that day. Maybe you just want to vent your emotions, express gratitude, or imagine the best-case scenario.
Journaling does not only mean writing sentences. It includes doodles, art, poetry, sketching or anything else that brings your thoughts to the paper.
If you don’t know what to write on a particular day, there are a number of Journal prompts online that you can look up to. Like ‘A letter to a friend who has always been supportive’.
Instead of making journaling a task, keep it as a hobby in life which makes you feel good. Don’t stress yourself out for not filling up many pages; just focus on feeling good throughout the time.