Benefits of Journaling

A lot of us had the habit of keeping a diary or a journal as teenagers and young adults. When we were ready to hit the bed, we got our pen and diary, and poured all your feelings of the whole day into blank pages.

But then we grew up and left it all behind. Journaling is now making a comeback, making headlines, and making pinterest boards. Not only is it a healthy way to express your feelings but also a way for one to be creative and keep things and mind always fresh.

Journaling can be creative, can be junk, can be completely only writing, can also be a mixture of all these mediums.

But why should you even journal? Here are 7 benefits of journaling that have helped people in many different ways

Benefits of journaling

1) Journaling helps reduce stress and anxiety

Sometimes it is hard to navigate through the feelings of anxiety and worries. Journaling can help you with that. Get your thoughts down on paper and it'll help you get a more realistic view on the issue. It helps you take the attention away from what is in our mind, and gives you a distraction to think rationally.

2) Journaling can help you learn from experience

You live another day and you are ready to journal about it. Doing so you list down the things that happened, things that went wrong which would have been dealt with in a better way. This helps you learn from your own mistakes and experiences, which in turn helps you get better in tackling the issue may it occur in the near future.

3) Helping you communicate better

When journaling, you are expressing your feelings and thoughts. You are able to understand yourself better and are able to communicate with yourself better.

Once you understand yourself, chances are you will be able to communicate your feelings and issues better with those around you.

4) Journaling helps you move towards your goal

When you write down your goals, you are more committed to it. You look at it from another perspective. When you see it everyday, you are more likely to achieve it, it'll help you identify better with what you want.

At the same time, it helps you through the hurdles. It makes you see the blocks that are stopping you from achieving your goals, be it self doubt or lack of confidence.

5) Journaling helps improve your mood

When you feel any sort of emotion, it is important to fully express and not bottle it down. Bottling emotions and feelings down only causes a breakdown in the later future which isn't healthy for anyone.

When you express yourself on paper or vocally, you are clearing your mind of all the intrusive thoughts and problems. It'll also help you identify the triggers and help you handle them better.

6) Journaling boosts your creativity

Writing down your thoughts gets them out of your head and on paper, which thus makes more room for other thoughts and ideas. Writing quotes, sketching, doodling may not look great alone, but then once they are all together on one page, they are not only beautiful but also powerful.

It is a space to practice creativity without any judgment from others, and also free from comparison as you are the only one who knows the best way to express your thoughts.

7) Improve writing skills

Writing, like anything, improves with practice. When you journal every single day, you are practicing the art of writing and also running your mind’s creativity. The more you write the better your penmanship gets, the more expert you become, the more your vocabulary increases, the better you become as a writer.

There are a lot of more benefits that come when one starts journaling. Journaling is a healthy practice that a lot of people take up not only as a hobby but as a way to let go of feelings and emotions.

Get started, and see the same for yourself!