Mental health is the most important factor in the lives office t everyone unfortunately neglected by many. Since the pandemic the mental health’s importance became gained more prominence. People understood that mental health is as equal as the physical health of an individual. In maintaining good mental health one needs to follow certain practices or steps. Journaling is the most common and import one among these practices. Even though journaling is common, it’s effect are not really understood by people.
In simpler terms journaling is putting writing down one’s thoughts and feelings. There are traditional as well as modern tools for journaling. The traditional tool is paper and book method. But today, many applications are available in the internet for the purpose for journalists. There are no rules to journaling and they are done according to person’s interest.
Journaling is just writing the flow of thoughts and it can also be used as a daily routine, or weekly routine according to one. Journaling is writing our feelings without any filters, because it is the part of the life, which is a judgement free free flow of emotions.
There are various effects of journaling. One gets immediately feel better because it is a process of decluttering the mind. Thus it is good for your mind. While journaling one can also write the solutions to our problems. We can speak with ourselves in journaling. And it gives a conclusion and clears our mind. They are part of our life. Also by answering questions it gives a self awareness.
Gratitude journaling is writing is writing the things that one is grateful for. It’s very effective and each and every action depends on gratitude journaling, even grateful for smaller things. So, writing a genuine, specific grateful thing is important for building this as a routine and makes our life better.
Scripting is a journal method which is scripting a life one wants or visualisation on a piece of paper. This should not include needs but passion. Art journaling includes painting, stickers. Bullet journaling can be used as planner or organizer of life.
