5 reasons why its is important to journal for your mental health


 

What do you usually feel at the end of the day? Do you feel content or do the thoughts about how your day went through really stick to your mind and even make you couldn’t sleep?

Let’s admit it! Our days are often filled with problems and many pressures we feel during the days such as pressure to succeed even problems surrounding our jobs and many more. Do you also feel that the problem is so suffocating that you can't even sleep well?

Sometimes, the best solution is to let it out right but letting it out in a good way is kind of tricky one of the solutions is journalling here is five reasons why journalling is important for your mental health.

# 1 Journalling can establish healthy coping skills

You just write whatever you feel about that day or simply just let it out. It’s a great medium for you to let out your emotions and the pressure you feel.

# 2 Can make you feel grateful

There are prompts like What are you thankful for the day and Find the positive things that you can be really grateful for.

# 3 Release and process emotions

Just let it out right! By journalling, it can really release your emotions and process the emotions you feel. It can simply relieve you

# 4 Re-identify your goals

Through journalling, you can simply re-identify your goals or even make changes in how you pursue the next day in order to reach your goals.

# 5 Strengthen you to face challenges

Journalling helps you to become stronger just sit and write that makes you reflect on the decisions going forward. You can also develop action plans on what you will do forward.

In conclusion, the five reasons why journaling is important for your mental health is simply because journalling can help you to re-direct your goals and your actions moving forward. 

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