The following are some ways to begin your journal. Another journal that you may find helpful is our Gratitude Journal. Some of the other prompts can help reframe the negative thinking and to encourage finding a more happy perspective. Refer to these different prompts below when you may need some extra help finding the positive in your situation. You may want to start a binder or journal with your journal prompts to help get you started and to help you to work through moments when your brain starts acting up. When you take time for yourself to slow down and spend a little time writing out your thoughts, your mood may really improve but again it has to be a regular practice to work. It can be utilized in conjunction with proper therapy or counselling.
#JOURNAL PROMPTS FOR DEPRESSION PROFESSIONAL#
It is not a substitute for clinical or professional therapy though. Writing can be an effective way to therapeutically manage your anxiety and depression. It can be a great way to help keep you focused, give you perspective when you start to feel anxious or depressed. Hey, I didn’t get cut off! Sorry for taking over your post.The best 20 journal prompts for anxiety and depression are helpful addition to the bullet journal or your regular journal.
This made me really wish some sort of “backspace” button existed in your mind to erase things you read to instantly forget. “Wanna know why I avoid writing most of the time? I DON’T WANNA FEEL.” I’ve never been a writer (it was my least favorite thing and worst subject in school), and have thought that had to do with why I hate journaling.(It is also what I’d planned on calling said Substack when I was seriously considering it until I did a search a week ago only to realize someone has taken it. ”Embrace the And” is something I say all the fucking time now, mostly to myself.If I ever make a Substack, that would be a good name “.is Overrated.” It covers so much, but when I wrote it down I was specifically thinking about it related to so-called “normalcy” and all the standards society has placed upon us (both of those are also on the list). Measurements is on their twice, once in literal terms (like body size), and the other is more broad. I have an ongoing “OVERRATED” list, pretty self-explanatory I think.I may get even cut off and have to make more than one comment (assuming they have a limit on here.guess Im about to find out. I’ll just warn you now that this is going to be long. I have dozens of journaling templates on my website if you need some extra guidance 👇🏽 Nothing like a good journaling session to pull out the feels. I have to bear witness to it all and acknowledge that it came from me. Writing cracks my mind open and I’m forced to see all that’s gurgling inside me on the page. Wanna know why I avoid writing most of the time? I DON’T WANNA FEEL. Connection in general generates powerful emotions.
PRAY: Ok I am NOT religious, and, when I find myself in a regular spiritual ritual (like pulling tarot or following a guided meditation) I feel much more connected to something outside of myself. Yoga is a gentle, meditative way to find your center, and maybe your spirit. Often I find the reason I’m “feel-less” is that I’m not in my body (danger zone if I’m also not in my head). YOGA: Nothing like a yoga class to slow you down and bring you back to the body. ( I have some awesome dance playlists here ) Music is a powerful way to tune into the body and soul-try it. Put on music that pulls at the heartstrings (although I don’t recommend songs that specifically remind you of negative events, as that may be re-traumatizing). So, as someone who has lived in emotional lability-la-la land AND taken four day naps with my cousins apathetic and anhedonia, what does it feel like (no really, I’m asking you) TO BE IN THE MIDDLE? And, if you’re curious or concerned about your relationship to feeling, I invite you to talk to your doctor or a therapist. Then there’s apathy’s twisted sissy anhedonia, the really delightful lack of feeling pleasure or joy.įriendly reminder: none of the above or following are meant to be diagnostic-just because you experience some apathy or emotional lability does not mean you have a clinical diagnosis of a mental illness. On the other end of the spectrum is apathy -the good ol’ feel nothing state that is often a characteristic of depression. People with high emotional lability are often described as " sensitive " or having "thin skin." -VeryWellMind I used to have such extremes with my emotions.Įmotional lability is the tendency to shift rapidly and dramatically between different emotional states. Ever felt like you were riding a fucking high one week then ready to pull the plug the next? Same, sis.
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