{"id":24349,"date":"2021-09-20T09:09:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getmaple.ca\/?p=24349"},"modified":"2025-01-15T13:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T18:43:30","slug":"six-reasons-you-should-start-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmaple.ca\/blog\/six-reasons-you-should-start-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Six reasons you should start journaling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journaling isn\u2019t just for angsty teens. The self-help movement has taken journaling mainstream, with books promising that it\u2019ll manifest your dreams and even help you sleep better. Journaling may be having a moment, but it\u2019s more than just a fad \u2014 it can also be an important tool for self-care. Here are six reasons you should start journaling, and how to do it optimally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. As a keepsake for your memories<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those pictures on your phone don&#8217;t always tell the whole story. Life moves fast and it\u2019s easy to forget smaller yet equally special moments. Jotting down those memories like a wonderful family holiday or an incredible trip you took can help you preserve those moments. Saving the ticket stubs from your European backpacking trip isn\u2019t the same as rereading the stories of what you did while you were there. And reliving those happy moments by visiting old journal entries can help to boost your mood when you\u2019re feeling down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. For self-care and emotional well-being<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something about writing down a thought gives it more power. This can make journaling a potent way to shape your thoughts and even your self-image. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0956797612449176\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that participants who wrote their negative thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw it away were better able to discard those negative thoughts. And the opposite was true too. When participants kept the piece of paper in their pocket, they were more likely to use that thought to form subsequent judgements. This makes journaling a great tool for ridding yourself of negative thoughts and feelings, and for incorporating positive affirmations into your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. To work through emotional events<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journaling can help you organize your thoughts and process your feelings about a situation. This can make it a great \u2014 and cost-effective \u2014 complement to therapy or counselling. Asking participants to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1207\/S15324796ABM2403_10\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">write about a traumatic situation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in an attempt to understand it and their feelings about it can help them see the positive outcomes of the situation. This can also make journaling a great way of acknowledging and processing trauma, which is why it\u2019s often incorporated into different therapeutic modalities. It\u2019s important, however, to distinguish between expressing emotions helpfully versus obsessing over a topic. If you find yourself ruminating over the same highly fraught memory, the process likely isn&#8217;t helpful, and it might be best to try something different. In this case, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmaple.ca\/providers\/psychotherapist-counselling\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">counselling or therapy with a licensed therapist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might be a better fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4. To improve your physical health<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the mental health benefits of journaling might seem obvious, the past decades have seen a growing body of evidence showing that journaling can promote physical health as well. Many of these studies use a specific model of inviting participants to write about traumatic, emotional, or stressful events for 15-20 minutes on a few different occasions. And despite different patient populations \u2014 everyone from university students to patients with AIDS \u2014 the results are impressive. In one study, patients with AIDS saw <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/psychosomaticmedicine\/Abstract\/2004\/03000\/Effect_of_Written_Emotional_Expression_on_Immune.16.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an increase in their CD4 cells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are part of immune functioning. For <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1023\/A:1022897512137\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cystic fibrosis patients<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, expressive writing reduced the number of days they later spent in hospital. Other studies linked journaling with better lung and liver functioning, and lower blood pressure as well. While many of these studies were small, their results are promising \u2014 suggesting that physical health benefits are yet another potential reason you should start journaling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. To set goals and track your progress<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journaling is also useful when it comes to day-to-day practicalities. While keeping records of your to-do lists might not be that inspiring, journaling is a great way to track your goals. Having written proof of when you set a goal keeps you accountable and allows you to make the goals as general or as specific as you like, and even set achievement milestones for yourself. Over time, you\u2019ll be able to see how you worked to realize the goal, or where the challenges to achieving it lay. Using the SMART acronym is a great way to do this: make your goals specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>6. To improve your communication skills<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever notice that each time you tell a story it gets better? It\u2019s not that you begin to embellish the details, it\u2019s that you\u2019re honing what you want to say. Journaling can help with that too. Journaling communicates your thoughts to the page, forcing you to shape them coherently and in detail. Doing this regularly helps you sharpen your communication skills, making writing easier and more fluid over time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many reasons you should start journaling, but how you do it isn\u2019t as important. You may have heard about morning pages, and how integral the act of writing by hand is to that process. But handwriting isn\u2019t a key component of creativity for everyone. If you prefer to jot down your thoughts on your phone, that works. Journaling doesn\u2019t have to mean putting pen to paper unless you want it to. When you choose to journal isn\u2019t crucial either. If you benefit from recording your thoughts daily, that\u2019s great. If that\u2019s too onerous and you prefer to do it a couple of times a week instead, that\u2019s just as good. The act of writing is what\u2019s important, not the where, when, or how.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The information presented here is for educational purposes and is not meant to replace the advice from your medical professional.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>When using virtual care, all medical treatment is at the sole discretion of the provider. Virtual care is not meant for medical emergencies, and your provider will determine if your case is appropriate for virtual care. If you are experiencing an emergency like chest pain or difficulties breathing, for example, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journaling isn\u2019t just for angsty teens. The self-help movement has taken journaling mainstream, with books promising that it\u2019ll manifest your dreams and even help you sleep better. 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