Hi everyone! Long time no see! I have been very active on our social media pages, as I have been creating IGTV videos! Follow @head_inthegame on Instagram for more content! But, in today’s blog post we are going to talk all about journaling! What is journaling you may ask? To me, I write down how I feel every day. It could be a sentence, a paragraph, or sometimes even multiple pages. Really anything to get my thoughts down!
I started journaling when a friend from college introduced it to me. I instantly became attached! I loved being able to write my feelings down, and it would just be me looking at it. I remember the first time I wrote in my journal, I wrote over five pages! I just kept writing and writing. Writing became very therapeutic for me. It became my outlet to really write how I was feeling. I like to be consistent with journaling. Every time I sit down and journal, I always write down the date and the time. I like being able to look back on it and see my progress. One of the most rewarding feelings was looking back at my first journal. I was very proud of myself for how much I improved on my mental health journey.
Another way I like to journal is to track my sleep. I bought a sleep journal on Amazon to help me track my sleep progress. As previously mentioned on our blog, I was diagnosed with a sleeping disorder. My psychiatrist suggested that I track my sleep to help see what medication is best for me. It also helped me realize what habits I do before I fall asleep. I highly suggest a sleep journal for everyone! Even if you do not struggle with sleep, it will help you track your habits and patterns.
Recently, I looked back at my very first journal. The very first sentence I wrote on that page was, what’s the point of my life? That day I wrote about how unhappy I was. How I felt I had no purpose in life. I hated myself. On that page, I wrote about how I was hurting myself physically. Nobody knew how bad I was truly hurting. The only place I was honest about it, was in my journal. My journal was my safe place. You may ask, was it triggering looking back at my first journal? It was definitely not easy to look back at that page. However, it has shown me how strong I am. Progress is real.
This is a reminder you are strong! Journaling has helped me realize the growth I have made. If you are ever struggling with suicidal thoughts please call the hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
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