1. Getting stuck inside your journaling 2. Trapped in negativity 3. Shame based thinking 4. Observe, Project, Rewrite 5. Create a worry journal 6. Specific gratitude I know it said five but it seems like it had six.... Hope this helps!
That’s such a great way to handle overwhelming thoughts! Writing them down can be like releasing them from your mind, giving you space to breathe and let go. It’s amazing how something so simple can bring such relief. 😊📓
Journaling is so underrated. Only by speaking to a therapist did I learn how to write my thoughts and process my feelings. It's about having a healthy conversation with yourself and shut off the negative self talk in our minds.
So true-journaling can be a powerful tool for self-reflection and self-compassion. It’s like having a heart-to-heart with yourself, where you get to process emotions without judgment and finally quiet that inner critic. It’s amazing how much it can shift your perspective! 📝✨
Timestamps 1). Getting stick inside your journal 0:27 2). Trapped in negative 1:12 3). Shame based thinking 2:14 4). Observe 3:00 5). Project 3:10 6). Rewrite 3:19 7). Create a worry journey 3:35 8). Specific gratitude 3:55 Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. Sorry this is so late. 💙💙💙💙💙💙
When I try to do journaling, I often either just straight up being lazy to continue to the next day, or my hands are just hurt too much to write anything... Lol 😅
i hade the same issue of cramping my hand when i write alot. that's why i came up with the idea of writing down only 3 positive events that happend that day. it helps me focus on the positives. and even tho i only write down 3 moments, you will realize there are more positive moments you had that day then you initially thought.
I started a digital journal with an app. I'm on day 457 of writing. It's easier to be more consistent with it, and I struggle with keeping up with a physical journal. I also know no one can find it or read it without me knowing.
Same! This is why I decided to do digital journaling, consistently been writing/typing on it since 2020. Helps when you want to save time or you're outside and you just want to write down some thoughts in mind. I look like I'm just texting someone lol That said I still try to journal using pen and paper but only when I'm really motivated to do so and have some time to spare
I was told to grief journal…it’s ok sometimes but more often than not I find it makes me sob which in turn leads me to feel nauseated and sick…then I notice lingering sadness and anxiety for the rest of my day…but to each their own. Sometimes it can dredge up strong emotions one isn’t prepared to battle and other times it helps take the load off one’s mind. Know your limits and journal accordingly ❤
I’m sorry that you’re feeling this way. Grieving is hard, some harder than others. When I get all the negative feelings out, it feels better. Crying tears of grief is different than crying tears of joy; they even look different understand a microscope. I will pray that you will get some solace and peace. Revelation 21:3-5
It sounds like grief journaling brings up powerful emotions for you, sometimes more than you expect. Have you ever found ways to balance those intense feelings with moments of comfort or grounding afterward? Reflecting on what helps you process while feeling supported could be a helpful next step. ❤
i started journaling when i was about 14, i'm 20 now. completely agree with everytg said in this video, what u write in ur journal is essentially a word dump for how u rly perceive urself at the time, and a projection for ur future self reading back on it. there were moments when i reread entries and was floored to see how negative and obsessive i was over things that could've actually been a blessing or were simply trivial. it can be either something that traps you in OR opens your eyes. when i was younger, i would only write when i was extremely upset so all my entries were super depressing so when i realised that my journal only depicted one side of my life and completely neglected all the good things that were actually happening, i committed to documenting more of the positive things, essentially gratitude journaling. this simple act flipped my self-esteem and my own perception of myself and my character and my entries would get more and more specific as time goes on while talking about a wider range of things rather than just conflicts or other upsetting things. anyways sorry to yap but journaling can rly be such a powerful tool for mental health and i'll always stand by that ❤ keyword, CAN because it truly depends on how u journal. to anyone who's suffering with their mental state or self-esteem, trust and pray that it Will get better but the change has to start within yourself! ❤
What a beautiful journey with journaling! Seeing how it transformed your perspective and self-esteem is inspiring. It’s amazing how adding gratitude can shift the narrative of your life. What’s one positive realization you’ve had from looking back on your journal entries? ❤🌱
That’s a wonderful habit to start! Focusing on positivity and gratitude can really help keep you grounded and motivated through all the ups and downs. What’s one thing you’re grateful for today as you move forward on your journey? 📚🌟😊
@@Psych2go For today, I am grateful that I am enjoying my progress on being persevere and achieving my goals to get good grades, understanding my talents and knowledge, and knowing my vital skills in daily life.
I used to write all my negative thoughts in a journal so that they disappear from my head and I can just put them away physically. I was no longer thinking about them once I wrote them down.. tho this meant that it became a bit harder to open that book every time I needed it, what I wrote inside might still be true.
honestly, one of first things i always do when i'm journaling is write down a positive quote or an affirmation in colorful ink to give myself a better frame of mind before i brain dump or recollect my experiences of that day. whenever i feel like i need to vent in my journal, i try to reframe after venting. this might not work for everyone but it works for me 😅
That sounds like such a lovely approach! Starting with a positive quote or affirmation is a great way to set the tone, and reframing after venting helps keep things balanced. What’s one of your favorite quotes or affirmations that always lifts your spirits? 😊🌈
Thank you for the reminder. Just like with most things, journaling can be both good and bad. I need to journal more than I do. I used to do it every day, but recently I have been slacking. I have two different Journals though, one for building confidence and self esteem and the other for negative thoughts. When I don't write in the positive journal, I at least try to argue against the negative thoughts with solutions in the negative one. It's like applying CBT, in a way, for me in my journal.
this is how i journal too! i have a prettier journal where i decorate the pages and write about all the happy stuff then i have an unfiltered journal where i vent all my negativity. it helps better
I used to journal a lot and all about negative things. There was no balance between negative and positive. My Dad told me a few days ago to stop journaling and now this video came up, he was right...❤️
This video made me realised that I've always approached journaling with the idea that I should write down all my negative thoughts and 'vent' into my diary. When I look at my journals from previous years, they're mostly full of negativity, even though my life has been rather nice.
My favorite Journaling technique is on the new moon of every month (best for new beginnings) I assess my "wellness wheel" based on vital 8 parts of life like emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, etc and rate them 1-5 on how confident I feel in that area. It's a great way to remember to journal while also not obsessively Journaling. ❤
It reminded me of Simon from Cry of Fear. In the game, all the horror you go through is actually a story Simon's write to deal with his trauma. And depending on your choice, you could end up escaping the horror story Simon's write. Or get stuck in it.
investing in yourself is the most valuable thing you can do. Discipline is often misunderstood, but reading Bruce Thornwood's "Unveiling Your Hidden Potential" gave me the tools to build it and distinguish my mindset from others.
Overthinking can lead into shaming yourself, but sometimes its important to realize if you feel shame from what your surroundings are promoting you to do. I believe its crucial, that while yes introspective of your own actions and where things are going right/wrong. But, it's also important to self reflect if you keep caving to things, due to friends, family, acquaintances, role models, etc. Your path of healing, should promote you into a direction of some sort of self reassurances in who you are, and in finding that, you can then navigate life easier in your lane and lessen the weight of the world running around in circles. It's also good to speak with professionals that understand psychology and to find a person who you can trust to share your concerns with!
I’ve journaled quite a few times and I can definitely see the potential downsides, such as getting caught in negative loops and obsessive thinking by treating your journal as your sole lifeline. Make sure to write positively as well by noting the good things, events and changes in your life. I find that doodling and writing real life stories/funny moments can help make it more fun as well.
I treat all of my Journaling as a "rough draft" - if I'm too critical i will rewrite the same paragraph with updated processing I used to be very critical of myself and i thought i was not so critical of others - i found through Journaling i was just too critical in general Now i focus on the "speed" and "handwriting" on the first draft -- if i slow down my handwriting the right words come into frame more easily
As a side quest i now use fountain pens and learned a version of calligraphy - If i write in this manner the words completely evolve from a different part of my brain
I started keeping a dairy in 2016. I just write what I feel like writing. I certainly drop a lot of my negativity there, but also any success or idea I have. What I see when I read the old volumes is how my mental health has mostly improved. But it also lets me notice some feelings that were not obvious to myself and I have been able to make adjustments based on the patterns I detect. And, since around 2018, I began finishing every entry with something I am grateful for.
I should journal more. I used to journal a lot, but it has been a really long time. My bad habit when journaling is: I tend to get Trapped in Negativity...but still somehow getting all of that negativity out of my head and onto a page makes me feal better... most of the time. And sometimes once I start, I find it hard to stop for several pages.
Hey I just found out about your channel and I love you guys. As an thinking/anxious introvert I never knew that their was a channel that addresses the issues I deal with. Your videos have helped me so much!
I love journaling . To me it helped to stop overexplai and over share to people and it makes my relationships better. Besides it helped to organize myself and don’t be so stuck with my thoughts
Very interesting thoughts and ideas to listen to, especially since I actually enjoy writing my 5 minute journal each day :) I can definitely tell that I stuck in some aspects. Less so because I am too negative but rather because sometimes things repeat quite often in my life. Definitely need to come back to this video maybe tomorrow since I don't feel to well right now. Maybe taking off a few days off the dairy is also just everything I need.
Yea i just realized i keep venting about the same thing almost everytime i get a bad day. i keep procastinating it too bc like im just rlly busy w/ school work n stuff :(
I can relate to this. Shame and complaining is a problem with me when I journal. Thanks for this video, I am gonna try to look at the positives as well. Thanks 😊👍
It's crazy sounding, but I had been dealing with trying to journal again, even talking with my therapist about it. I grew up with both parents being emotionally immature with a mother who had very low tolerance and a father who was quick to become explosively angry. When I started journaling towards the beginning of high school... it quickly devolved into me criticizing myself, talking about how much I hated myself, how I couldn't live up to expectations, how much I messed up, how little I mattered. *TRIGGER WARNING* Eventually as I wrote, I would get worked up, this sort of anger towards myself and this constant inability to healthily process my emotions, because we were not allowed to have bad emotions. It led to me cutting every time I wrote. There is a small part of me that wishes I had access to those journals, but I do not have them anymore. I remember it though. * END TRIGGER WARNING* This video came at a good time in my life, because I have been terrified of journaling for a very long time. Because I 100%, every time I would try, because believe me, I have tried journaling over and over (I am now almost 35). It always turned into negativity and it never helped. I am terrified of writing but want to do it again so badly. Thank you for this video, I believe it will really help with helping me understand how to journal differently, so I don't fall into a spiraling deathtrap of negativity. This healing journey that started nearly 2 years ago, has been so worth it. Your channel has really helped me a lot. Keep doing what you're doing ^.^
I sometimes think my journal could be my last will when I die. My family must see my journal, and it must remind them of me. At that time, some negetivities I wrote would hurt my family with the things they could but didn't do me. I don't want that. Because they've made my life, I've enjoyed a lot things throughout the life so I don't want to left any negativity when good-bye time comes. But my journal can do that and that time it will have more power whatever I wrote. So I always try to wrote simple moments(what I eat, what I do), happy moment, gratitude, what I learn, reflections and what I have to do to fix my bad things ... and it helps me a lot to have happier day than yesterday so far.
Gratitude journal once a week > writing everyday Write positive moments, not only negative ones Observe, project, re wright, create a worry journal, practice specific gratitude
Thanks for explaining in depth about this oft used (mis)cue. I am one of those people who took it so literally that I have left clavicular pain now, but only while incline pressing.
I recently got dumped and while i also am writing down my thoughts, most of my notes consist of things other people said and advice. While a lot of it can be considered negative, the majority are mainly just constructive criticism and it helps. Im stuck in the mindset that i have to write stuff down when it comes to mind but i also have to be mindful if too much of that negativity will affect my outlook on what i write down.
Thanks for this video! I understand that it isn't suitable for me. I always wondered why journaling didn't work well for me. in fact it was burdensome and draining.
Now I’m wondering. How did I use all these skills before watching this video? I think I have done a lot of good skills before realising they are effective. I just went into journaling and bam, I can feel better
I’m on my 14th journal and I love having my entire life documented but my OCD is trying to ruin journaling for me by making it a compulsion to write down everything that happens in my life :/
I always feel numb inside. In each and every moment of my life, I don't have any strong feelings though the people around me are foll of joy and laughter or sadness and grief. I don't feel anything strong inside me. Outside, I act as the person who has the most feelings and emotions, I act as a person who is always full of excitement but in the inside it's all empty. Everyday feels the same. I feel unmotivated, worthless, useless, my life is meaningless and many other things. Though I feel like this everyday, I work to achieve something thinking I should not waste my time and thinking that if I achieve that something, my life will have some meaning and I will be to fill the emptiness inside me. But, when I do achieve my goal, it still feels empty. My life is going on like this. Can you please tell me what I can do?
This exact situation occurred to me during what I realized in hindsight were the best years of my life. And then everything went to hell. I lost everything and everyone. Focus on your genuine relationships and everything will fall into place. I lost out on love the only two times it could've ever flourished. Don't ever make my mistake of taking life and others for granted: it is the regret beyond all regret.
I have a diary on my phone so that if im too tired i can just put a voice thing in, but i usually do poetry, ill just sit on my bed, picj a nice coloured pen that suits my mood and write poems, think im quite good
I am good at avoiding this problem. I usually write about my artistic ideas. It makes me happy. This is my favorite method of therapy. In this video I learned that journaling can be a double edged sword. Boy did I dodged a bullet. It is rare for me to write about something negative. When I do, it tends to be like what the video said about worry journaling. It is nice to write down my worries and get it off my chest. It is nice and calming. There is a recent time when I journaled about religion, and then I got into a big rant about how corrupt Christianity is. It is unusually negative for me. I will spare the details. However I am glad I wrote about this. It gets it off my chest. This can be used for something positive. One needs to know what the problems are first in order to figure out how to come up with solutions. I did come up with the idea of a religious Bill of Rights. The US Bill of Rights has two rules to protect citizens from harmful religious practices. One is separation of church and state. Another is freedom of religious practice. These rules against religions are rights of the people. I came up with all sorts of ideas for additional rights. I could probably write a whole religious Bill of Rights. There can at least be 8 or 10 rights. Those two in the US Bill of Rights are just the tip of the iceberg. It is a good idea to just start fresh and use the religious Bill of Rights as a guide. One should either invent a new denomination of Christianity or start a new religion entirely. Jesus himself was a good guy. Someone can worship him and mind their own business. That would be totally fine. What is wrong is how the Christian religion is run. There are serious problems with that. Maybe the best thing to do is to do a total reboot. Just unplug the religion and plug it back in. Maybe this can be called Reformation 2.0.
Man, my last two entries have been shorter than usual due the exhaustion I feel from journaling. I document daily at 5PM. You'd think I'd be able to handle it, but with school and focusing on my creative writing, I am constantly putting myself into mental exhaustion. Physical, too, because of the constant pen strokes. Days no longer feel like days, but time zones to collect what I need to write inside my journal. I need to change my strategy because this clearly isn't 'self-care' anymore. Thanks you Psych2Go.
I did the second one…. 😢 I didn’t write every day, but I did write when things would make me super sad and angry. It was good at first to get it out of my system, but then when I would go back in the notebook, I would just see all the bad days. 😢
Honestly for me, journaling helps me to realize that my negative emotions and positive emotions can be wrote down without being judged. I feel like no one is judging me and even though it’s against my values often times while writing my negative emotions, it’s a source that can really help you to fully express yourself without worrying about others judging you. For me it’s about being really honest and not hiding your emotions, being able to write your raw emotions help you to really understand what’s going on inside you, and in return once you realize what is going on inside, you can work to writing down some ideas and things to do to become better. Being able to balance your negative and positive thoughts is good, because being to negative and pessimistic can definitely lead to self doubt, but also being to positive can lead to high expectations. Really just journal how you feel on that day, and don’t really care about what others will think
Journaling is not going to solve problems because it's not therapist. It's just a way to express our feelings without guiding how to process our feelings in good way. Mixing this with therapy will help
Man, my last two entries have been shorter than usual due the exhaustion I feel from journaling. I document daily at 5PM. You'd think I'd be able to handle it, but with school and focusing on my creative writing, I am constantly putting myself into mental exhaustion. Physical, too, because of the constant pen strokes. Days no longer feel like 'days', but time zones to collect what I need to write inside my journal. I need to change my strategy, because this clearly isn't 'self-care' anymore. Thanks you Psych2Go.
"Use password protected journaling apps". What? It never occurred to me to journal on an electronic device. Fortunately, I came up in a time when people were taught how to write words and sentences on paper. My journal is much more secure hidden under a mattress than on a device!
What’s funny is that a few months ago Apple put out an update which Guess what it did? It force downloaded an app called “journal” literally meant for keeping a journal It’s Face ID (if you have that set up) AND password protected.
Hi guys~ I noticed many people here are saying how they struggle to journal.. I’d like to share how I made it into a daily habit if it could help. What I can say is that the title of the journal is crucial. It can drive us to write about something-for me, it was to watch out for my reactions to difficult situations (bc I get into trouble many times the way I react haha) so I named mine: “Reflection.” Everyday, when I notice moments that I’d go “Woah, what just happened? why did I thought of/do that?” I open my journal app and start writing about it to reflect about the deeper reason why I might have done it. Over time, these situations became a ‘trigger’ for me to start writing. Currently, I have over 300 entries on my journal and 85 days of streak and I feel that I react way better to stressors than ever before. I hope this can help someone! Happy journaling :)
What do you think is the proper amount of details to journal because I’ve been journaling basically every last detail of every day for the past 80 days
1. It used to consume a significant amount of time per day, somehow they're full of profanities, hate speech, mental health issues and links to extremely disturbing things on TH-cam . I guess my counsellor got really distressed by those reports. 2. ..... 3. Instead it actually helps me to betray the threats directed towards me. Somehow, they get worried about me constantly giving me advices to meet different mental health professionals. 1.... 2. Of course, that's how it worked for me. 3. Never thought that journaling could get this darker.
I’m trapped in negativity.. but I have such a hard time writing down the positive things. I feel like I’m not being genuine in my journal when I write about good things.
I started writing a diary when I was 15, before I ever had any problems. It was a safety valve where I could say what I thought without getting in trouble. Thirty years later i still write a diary, but not as much as I used to, it has helped me find patterns and can actually be hilarious to look back at, though at times it has been very dark
Journalling or Diary could be helpful... But .... For me (Severe depression and ADHD sick ) writing about what happened to me was a bad idea even tho I was writing the good and the bad ... But the bad in my life was overwhelming so i stopped . For me ... Before starting a journal or a Diary I need to come to peace with my past and start a new page in my life to be effective and solve problems rather than just a remainder for the bad times . I hope that one day i will but untill then .... no writing for me 😶🌫️
Personally and recently I use a personal journal to write thoughts which are generally better not to discuss with other people - be it I’m just too shy to do so or said thoughts are downright too insane or nonsensical for other people but myself to understand. I should note that I’m on the spectrum for autsim and hence I’ve very aware that my mind works very differently than the average person (ie. I’m not actually insane, I think, just different) - hence my journals also act as an attempt to articulate said thoughts into words, I always try to make it a point to write like I’m writing a book for others to read even though I don’t intend on anyone reading them any time soon. While in present time said entries are more generalized, I’ve got to say my earlier ones from years prior are something else entirely - like they somehow emit so much yet very disciplined expressions of resentment and hate about some stuff I was dealing with in the past. While on the one hand I’m horrified by what I wrote and to this day don’t want to even read them - on the other hand I’m glad said words were only expressed in those journals and never towards anyone else. But yes, like the video says, take a balanced approach when jt comes to journalling. I myself would say that if you aren’t feeling some sense of releif after journalling then perhaps you may need to reevaluate how you’re journaling. IMO, the overall point of journaling is to better become self-ware of your own state if mind and simultaneously your own little safe space to express ideas which may not be appropriate or will get you in trouble if you express it to anyone else.
I remember having a journal i left it for one minute and found my family member reading it out loud i didnt want a speaker for my personal journal for my mental issues
I have a diary but only use it three or 4 times a week. When it comes to the bad stuff I avoid using too many lousy words for fear of jinxing tomorrow! Writing nice things works much better than writing about crap things.
i used to feel so lonely so i started journaling every day for a year. but i started to feel like i am living my life for my journal and not for myself. i just felt like i am stuck in my journal so like shown in the video i started write down my anxiety in it i felt so much better but one day my sister read some pages of it and she shown it to my parents so after that i stop journaling but i guess i should start again this video might help me to get healthy habit 😊
My husband carried his journal around everywhere he went even to the bathroom for 25 years! He would write down every single thing and event, good or bad every single day 24/7!!!! Even about sex and how it was done and what was done with explicit detail. He passed away due to Covid but now I can see that it was clearly a mental illness. A very severe one! Truly scary
Sometimes feel like I have to record my whole day(not as crazy as that first guy) and that makes me not want to write. Don't let journalling feel like something you must do. Remember you don't have to relive your whole day. Don't let journalling replace time spent with God or your family & friends.
Can you make a video where you talk about how someone is actually lazy and not depressed or other conditions. It would help a lot to distinguish, especially when nowadays more and more people diagnosing themselves. I'm not it's a bad thing that people becoming more aware, it's just becoming too common. I hope you get what i mean.
If Robert Shields had a dollar for every word he wrote in that 25-year period, he would have made on average approximately 4106,77 dollars PER DAY. Thing is though, I don't believe he would have been able to enjoy the benefits of that income until after that period because of how obsessed he was in his journaling. Yes, I calculated that number myself. I'll have the formula below in case you wish to know. (37,5 * 10^6 words)/(25 * 365,25 days)
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1. Getting stuck inside your journaling
2. Trapped in negativity
3. Shame based thinking
4. Observe, Project, Rewrite
5. Create a worry journal
6. Specific gratitude
I know it said five but it seems like it had six.... Hope this helps!
4-6 are the 5 strategies to over come the negatives (1-3).
Thanks for making a list!
Oh … I am definitely number 2
@@SpirtedAwayASMRso was my ex
Shame based thinking is good for self-improvement though
I sometimes write negative thoughts and worries without filter into a journal. It does stop those thoughts going over and over in my head
That’s such a great way to handle overwhelming thoughts! Writing them down can be like releasing them from your mind, giving you space to breathe and let go. It’s amazing how something so simple can bring such relief. 😊📓
Journaling is so underrated. Only by speaking to a therapist did I learn how to write my thoughts and process my feelings. It's about having a healthy conversation with yourself and shut off the negative self talk in our minds.
So true-journaling can be a powerful tool for self-reflection and self-compassion. It’s like having a heart-to-heart with yourself, where you get to process emotions without judgment and finally quiet that inner critic. It’s amazing how much it can shift your perspective! 📝✨
My biggest problem with journaling is ... actually forcing myself to journal. I *can* make the time, but I *don't*.
SAME I’m so lazy😭
Timestamps
1). Getting stick inside your journal 0:27
2). Trapped in negative 1:12
3). Shame based thinking 2:14
4). Observe 3:00
5). Project 3:10
6). Rewrite 3:19
7). Create a worry journey 3:35
8). Specific gratitude 3:55
Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. Sorry this is so late. 💙💙💙💙💙💙
Someone secretly reading your journal to use it against you
When I try to do journaling, I often either just straight up being lazy to continue to the next day, or my hands are just hurt too much to write anything... Lol 😅
Twin???
i hade the same issue of cramping my hand when i write alot. that's why i came up with the idea of writing down only 3 positive events that happend that day. it helps me focus on the positives. and even tho i only write down 3 moments, you will realize there are more positive moments you had that day then you initially thought.
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I started a digital journal with an app. I'm on day 457 of writing. It's easier to be more consistent with it, and I struggle with keeping up with a physical journal.
I also know no one can find it or read it without me knowing.
Same! This is why I decided to do digital journaling, consistently been writing/typing on it since 2020. Helps when you want to save time or you're outside and you just want to write down some thoughts in mind. I look like I'm just texting someone lol
That said I still try to journal using pen and paper but only when I'm really motivated to do so and have some time to spare
I was told to grief journal…it’s ok sometimes but more often than not I find it makes me sob which in turn leads me to feel nauseated and sick…then I notice lingering sadness and anxiety for the rest of my day…but to each their own. Sometimes it can dredge up strong emotions one isn’t prepared to battle and other times it helps take the load off one’s mind. Know your limits and journal accordingly ❤
I’m sorry that you’re feeling this way. Grieving is hard, some harder than others. When I get all the negative feelings out, it feels better. Crying tears of grief is different than crying tears of joy; they even look different understand a microscope. I will pray that you will get some solace and peace. Revelation 21:3-5
Yeah, I tried that, too. It's SHIT.
It sounds like grief journaling brings up powerful emotions for you, sometimes more than you expect. Have you ever found ways to balance those intense feelings with moments of comfort or grounding afterward? Reflecting on what helps you process while feeling supported could be a helpful next step. ❤
i started journaling when i was about 14, i'm 20 now. completely agree with everytg said in this video, what u write in ur journal is essentially a word dump for how u rly perceive urself at the time, and a projection for ur future self reading back on it. there were moments when i reread entries and was floored to see how negative and obsessive i was over things that could've actually been a blessing or were simply trivial. it can be either something that traps you in OR opens your eyes. when i was younger, i would only write when i was extremely upset so all my entries were super depressing so when i realised that my journal only depicted one side of my life and completely neglected all the good things that were actually happening, i committed to documenting more of the positive things, essentially gratitude journaling. this simple act flipped my self-esteem and my own perception of myself and my character and my entries would get more and more specific as time goes on while talking about a wider range of things rather than just conflicts or other upsetting things. anyways sorry to yap but journaling can rly be such a powerful tool for mental health and i'll always stand by that ❤ keyword, CAN because it truly depends on how u journal.
to anyone who's suffering with their mental state or self-esteem, trust and pray that it Will get better but the change has to start within yourself! ❤
What a beautiful journey with journaling! Seeing how it transformed your perspective and self-esteem is inspiring. It’s amazing how adding gratitude can shift the narrative of your life. What’s one positive realization you’ve had from looking back on your journal entries? ❤🌱
From now on, I will write good and gratitude sentences throughout my academic journey
How is it going?
That’s a wonderful habit to start! Focusing on positivity and gratitude can really help keep you grounded and motivated through all the ups and downs. What’s one thing you’re grateful for today as you move forward on your journey? 📚🌟😊
@@tsundr0325 It's great. Until now, I am still progressing and acing my exams and grades
@@Psych2go For today, I am grateful that I am enjoying my progress on being persevere and achieving my goals to get good grades, understanding my talents and knowledge, and knowing my vital skills in daily life.
I used to write all my negative thoughts in a journal so that they disappear from my head and I can just put them away physically. I was no longer thinking about them once I wrote them down.. tho this meant that it became a bit harder to open that book every time I needed it, what I wrote inside might still be true.
honestly, one of first things i always do when i'm journaling is write down a positive quote or an affirmation in colorful ink to give myself a better frame of mind before i brain dump or recollect my experiences of that day. whenever i feel like i need to vent in my journal, i try to reframe after venting. this might not work for everyone but it works for me 😅
That sounds like such a lovely approach! Starting with a positive quote or affirmation is a great way to set the tone, and reframing after venting helps keep things balanced. What’s one of your favorite quotes or affirmations that always lifts your spirits? 😊🌈
I didn't think journaling could get bad, I almost jumped into it about to make these mistakes, thank you so much for this new advise! ✍️🏼🧠🤕
Thank you for the reminder. Just like with most things, journaling can be both good and bad. I need to journal more than I do. I used to do it every day, but recently I have been slacking. I have two different Journals though, one for building confidence and self esteem and the other for negative thoughts. When I don't write in the positive journal, I at least try to argue against the negative thoughts with solutions in the negative one. It's like applying CBT, in a way, for me in my journal.
this is how i journal too! i have a prettier journal where i decorate the pages and write about all the happy stuff then i have an unfiltered journal where i vent all my negativity. it helps better
I used to journal a lot and all about negative things. There was no balance between negative and positive. My Dad told me a few days ago to stop journaling and now this video came up, he was right...❤️
This video made me realised that I've always approached journaling with the idea that I should write down all my negative thoughts and 'vent' into my diary. When I look at my journals from previous years, they're mostly full of negativity, even though my life has been rather nice.
My favorite Journaling technique is on the new moon of every month (best for new beginnings) I assess my "wellness wheel" based on vital 8 parts of life like emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, etc and rate them 1-5 on how confident I feel in that area. It's a great way to remember to journal while also not obsessively Journaling. ❤
It reminded me of Simon from Cry of Fear. In the game, all the horror you go through is actually a story Simon's write to deal with his trauma. And depending on your choice, you could end up escaping the horror story Simon's write. Or get stuck in it.
I just started journaling and I'm thankful that I watched this video🥹
investing in yourself is the most valuable thing you can do. Discipline is often misunderstood, but reading Bruce Thornwood's "Unveiling Your Hidden Potential" gave me the tools to build it and distinguish my mindset from others.
Overthinking can lead into shaming yourself, but sometimes its important to realize if you feel shame from what your surroundings are promoting you to do. I believe its crucial, that while yes introspective of your own actions and where things are going right/wrong. But, it's also important to self reflect if you keep caving to things, due to friends, family, acquaintances, role models, etc.
Your path of healing, should promote you into a direction of some sort of self reassurances in who you are, and in finding that, you can then navigate life easier in your lane and lessen the weight of the world running around in circles.
It's also good to speak with professionals that understand psychology and to find a person who you can trust to share your concerns with!
So glad that someone finally said that!!!!
I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED JOURNALING BEFORE THIS. IS THIS A SIGN?!?
Same 😭
i literally wanted to start journaling today...
I’ve journaled quite a few times and I can definitely see the potential downsides, such as getting caught in negative loops and obsessive thinking by treating your journal as your sole lifeline. Make sure to write positively as well by noting the good things, events and changes in your life.
I find that doodling and writing real life stories/funny moments can help make it more fun as well.
Recently, Ive literally been wondering about my habits when journal so this is very helpful. Thank you
I treat all of my Journaling as a "rough draft" - if I'm too critical i will rewrite the same paragraph with updated processing
I used to be very critical of myself and i thought i was not so critical of others - i found through Journaling i was just too critical in general
Now i focus on the "speed" and "handwriting" on the first draft -- if i slow down my handwriting the right words come into frame more easily
As a side quest i now use fountain pens and learned a version of calligraphy -
If i write in this manner the words completely evolve from a different part of my brain
I miss the woman's voice. Please bring her back.🙏🏾🤦🏾♂️💓💕
I agree
I started keeping a dairy in 2016. I just write what I feel like writing. I certainly drop a lot of my negativity there, but also any success or idea I have. What I see when I read the old volumes is how my mental health has mostly improved. But it also lets me notice some feelings that were not obvious to myself and I have been able to make adjustments based on the patterns I detect. And, since around 2018, I began finishing every entry with something I am grateful for.
I should journal more. I used to journal a lot, but it has been a really long time.
My bad habit when journaling is: I tend to get Trapped in Negativity...but still somehow getting all of that negativity out of my head and onto a page makes me feal better... most of the time. And sometimes once I start, I find it hard to stop for several pages.
Journaling helped me to reveal hidden patterns in my life, very helpful when done properly.
Hey I just found out about your channel and I love you guys. As an thinking/anxious introvert I never knew that their was a channel that addresses the issues I deal with. Your videos have helped me so much!
I love journaling . To me it helped to stop overexplai and over share to people and it makes my relationships better. Besides it helped to organize myself and don’t be so stuck with my thoughts
1:46 this is why prompts are so helpful ❤
It's really complicated 😭
Very interesting thoughts and ideas to listen to, especially since I actually enjoy writing my 5 minute journal each day :)
I can definitely tell that I stuck in some aspects. Less so because I am too negative but rather because sometimes things repeat quite often in my life.
Definitely need to come back to this video maybe tomorrow since I don't feel to well right now. Maybe taking off a few days off the dairy is also just everything I need.
Watching after my journal done
Oh wow I didn't realize it could get that bad
My "journal" is almost like a memoire. I write what I did, what my thaughts and feelings are and sometimes I draw in it
Me too
Yea i just realized i keep venting about the same thing almost everytime i get a bad day. i keep procastinating it too bc like im just rlly busy w/ school work n stuff :(
I can relate to this. Shame and complaining is a problem with me when I journal. Thanks for this video, I am gonna try to look at the positives as well. Thanks 😊👍
It's crazy sounding, but I had been dealing with trying to journal again, even talking with my therapist about it. I grew up with both parents being emotionally immature with a mother who had very low tolerance and a father who was quick to become explosively angry. When I started journaling towards the beginning of high school... it quickly devolved into me criticizing myself, talking about how much I hated myself, how I couldn't live up to expectations, how much I messed up, how little I mattered.
*TRIGGER WARNING*
Eventually as I wrote, I would get worked up, this sort of anger towards myself and this constant inability to healthily process my emotions, because we were not allowed to have bad emotions. It led to me cutting every time I wrote. There is a small part of me that wishes I had access to those journals, but I do not have them anymore. I remember it though.
* END TRIGGER WARNING*
This video came at a good time in my life, because I have been terrified of journaling for a very long time. Because I 100%, every time I would try, because believe me, I have tried journaling over and over (I am now almost 35). It always turned into negativity and it never helped. I am terrified of writing but want to do it again so badly. Thank you for this video, I believe it will really help with helping me understand how to journal differently, so I don't fall into a spiraling deathtrap of negativity. This healing journey that started nearly 2 years ago, has been so worth it. Your channel has really helped me a lot. Keep doing what you're doing ^.^
I sometimes think my journal could be my last will when I die. My family must see my journal, and it must remind them of me. At that time, some negetivities I wrote would hurt my family with the things they could but didn't do me. I don't want that. Because they've made my life, I've enjoyed a lot things throughout the life so I don't want to left any negativity when good-bye time comes. But my journal can do that and that time it will have more power whatever I wrote.
So I always try to wrote simple moments(what I eat, what I do), happy moment, gratitude, what I learn, reflections and what I have to do to fix my bad things ... and it helps me a lot to have happier day than yesterday so far.
Gratitude journal once a week > writing everyday
Write positive moments, not only negative ones
Observe, project, re wright, create a worry journal, practice specific gratitude
I don't do it so consider me safe 😅
Also sometimes re--reading and dwelling on negative events is not good.
I guess naming my journal as “my manifesto” isn’t helpinh eithet
I did the same thing xD
I was expecting this dark Journaling thing ... thankyou so much now I really have to re write the story in my journal ... ❤
I used to do journaling but it actually helped me so much that I just didn't need to do it anymore although I still did it sometimes when I needed to
What happened to the old voice? Calming and nice. Where is she?
Thanks for explaining in depth about this oft used (mis)cue. I am one of those people who took it so literally that I have left clavicular pain now, but only while incline pressing.
I recently got dumped and while i also am writing down my thoughts, most of my notes consist of things other people said and advice. While a lot of it can be considered negative, the majority are mainly just constructive criticism and it helps. Im stuck in the mindset that i have to write stuff down when it comes to mind but i also have to be mindful if too much of that negativity will affect my outlook on what i write down.
Thanks for this video! I understand that it isn't suitable for me. I always wondered why journaling didn't work well for me. in fact it was burdensome and draining.
i usually journal once a week and it’s a great release ❤
I never knew Journaling could be harmful.
I'm already used to jotting negative things and it make me feel better (currently in a Self-hate era)
Now I’m wondering. How did I use all these skills before watching this video? I think I have done a lot of good skills before realising they are effective. I just went into journaling and bam, I can feel better
this is a helpful reference for my thesis, thank you
I’m on my 14th journal and I love having my entire life documented but my OCD is trying to ruin journaling for me by making it a compulsion to write down everything that happens in my life :/
I always feel numb inside. In each and every moment of my life, I don't have any strong feelings though the people around me are foll of joy and laughter or sadness and grief. I don't feel anything strong inside me. Outside, I act as the person who has the most feelings and emotions, I act as a person who is always full of excitement but in the inside it's all empty.
Everyday feels the same. I feel unmotivated, worthless, useless, my life is meaningless and many other things. Though I feel like this everyday, I work to achieve something thinking I should not waste my time and thinking that if I achieve that something, my life will have some meaning and I will be to fill the emptiness inside me. But, when I do achieve my goal, it still feels empty. My life is going on like this. Can you please tell me what I can do?
This exact situation occurred to me during what I realized in hindsight were the best years of my life. And then everything went to hell. I lost everything and everyone. Focus on your genuine relationships and everything will fall into place. I lost out on love the only two times it could've ever flourished. Don't ever make my mistake of taking life and others for granted: it is the regret beyond all regret.
I FIND IT HEALTHY HONESTLY INSTEAD OF SHARING MY THOUGHTS, MY EMOTIONS AND WHAT CURRENTLY GOING FOR THE MOMENT ( I JOURNAL)
I have a diary on my phone so that if im too tired i can just put a voice thing in, but i usually do poetry, ill just sit on my bed, picj a nice coloured pen that suits my mood and write poems, think im quite good
I actually gave up on journaling early. Reason: I didn't like how I suffered from my memory recall every time I looked back.
This video was so useful. 💜
Where’s that lady narrator Amanda Silvera. Please don’t replace her 😢😢
Don’t worry, multiple people run the channel so it was probably her day off or something.
Hi Psy ❤ Hi Brandon 👋
I'm practicing my pronunciation to sound like Brandon, yay!
Seriously why am I on the dark side of everything. I literally just got back from reading my journal
I am good at avoiding this problem. I usually write about my artistic ideas. It makes me happy. This is my favorite method of therapy. In this video I learned that journaling can be a double edged sword. Boy did I dodged a bullet.
It is rare for me to write about something negative. When I do, it tends to be like what the video said about worry journaling. It is nice to write down my worries and get it off my chest. It is nice and calming. There is a recent time when I journaled about religion, and then I got into a big rant about how corrupt Christianity is. It is unusually negative for me. I will spare the details. However I am glad I wrote about this. It gets it off my chest. This can be used for something positive. One needs to know what the problems are first in order to figure out how to come up with solutions. I did come up with the idea of a religious Bill of Rights. The US Bill of Rights has two rules to protect citizens from harmful religious practices. One is separation of church and state. Another is freedom of religious practice. These rules against religions are rights of the people. I came up with all sorts of ideas for additional rights. I could probably write a whole religious Bill of Rights. There can at least be 8 or 10 rights. Those two in the US Bill of Rights are just the tip of the iceberg. It is a good idea to just start fresh and use the religious Bill of Rights as a guide. One should either invent a new denomination of Christianity or start a new religion entirely. Jesus himself was a good guy. Someone can worship him and mind their own business. That would be totally fine. What is wrong is how the Christian religion is run. There are serious problems with that. Maybe the best thing to do is to do a total reboot. Just unplug the religion and plug it back in. Maybe this can be called Reformation 2.0.
Man, my last two entries have been shorter than usual due the exhaustion I feel from journaling. I document daily at 5PM. You'd think I'd be able to handle it, but with school and focusing on my creative writing, I am constantly putting myself into mental exhaustion. Physical, too, because of the constant pen strokes. Days no longer feel like days, but time zones to collect what I need to write inside my journal. I need to change my strategy because this clearly isn't 'self-care' anymore.
Thanks you Psych2Go.
I did the second one…. 😢 I didn’t write every day, but I did write when things would make me super sad and angry. It was good at first to get it out of my system, but then when I would go back in the notebook, I would just see all the bad days. 😢
Honestly for me, journaling helps me to realize that my negative emotions and positive emotions can be wrote down without being judged. I feel like no one is judging me and even though it’s against my values often times while writing my negative emotions, it’s a source that can really help you to fully express yourself without worrying about others judging you. For me it’s about being really honest and not hiding your emotions, being able to write your raw emotions help you to really understand what’s going on inside you, and in return once you realize what is going on inside, you can work to writing down some ideas and things to do to become better. Being able to balance your negative and positive thoughts is good, because being to negative and pessimistic can definitely lead to self doubt, but also being to positive can lead to high expectations. Really just journal how you feel on that day, and don’t really care about what others will think
Journaling is not going to solve problems because it's not therapist. It's just a way to express our feelings without guiding how to process our feelings in good way. Mixing this with therapy will help
Man, my last two entries have been shorter than usual due the exhaustion I feel from journaling. I document daily at 5PM. You'd think I'd be able to handle it, but with school and focusing on my creative writing, I am constantly putting myself into mental exhaustion. Physical, too, because of the constant pen strokes. Days no longer feel like 'days', but time zones to collect what I need to write inside my journal. I need to change my strategy, because this clearly isn't 'self-care' anymore.
Thanks you Psych2Go.
"Use password protected journaling apps". What? It never occurred to me to journal on an electronic device.
Fortunately, I came up in a time when people were taught how to write words and sentences on paper.
My journal is much more secure hidden under a mattress than on a device!
What’s funny is that a few months ago Apple put out an update which
Guess what it did?
It force downloaded an app called “journal” literally meant for keeping a journal
It’s Face ID (if you have that set up) AND password protected.
Pure Genius as always thanks❤
Hi guys~ I noticed many people here are saying how they struggle to journal.. I’d like to share how I made it into a daily habit if it could help. What I can say is that the title of the journal is crucial. It can drive us to write about something-for me, it was to watch out for my reactions to difficult situations (bc I get into trouble many times the way I react haha) so I named mine: “Reflection.” Everyday, when I notice moments that I’d go “Woah, what just happened? why did I thought of/do that?” I open my journal app and start writing about it to reflect about the deeper reason why I might have done it. Over time, these situations became a ‘trigger’ for me to start writing. Currently, I have over 300 entries on my journal and 85 days of streak and I feel that I react way better to stressors than ever before. I hope this can help someone! Happy journaling :)
What do you think is the proper amount of details to journal because I’ve been journaling basically every last detail of every day for the past 80 days
1. It used to consume a significant amount of time per day, somehow they're full of profanities, hate speech, mental health issues and links to extremely disturbing things on TH-cam . I guess my counsellor got really distressed by those reports.
2. .....
3. Instead it actually helps me to betray the threats directed towards me. Somehow, they get worried about me constantly giving me advices to meet different mental health professionals.
1....
2. Of course, that's how it worked for me.
3.
Never thought that journaling could get this darker.
Hey Psych2Go team, Tqsm for bringing out this video❤
Observe
Project (positive delusions)
Rewright (speculation + feedback)
Worry journal (24 delay)
Specific gratitude.
Hmm, good for planning.
I’m trapped in negativity.. but I have such a hard time writing down the positive things. I feel like I’m not being genuine in my journal when I write about good things.
I would say it really affect us in our bad and negative thinking .....
I started writing a diary when I was 15, before I ever had any problems. It was a safety valve where I could say what I thought without getting in trouble. Thirty years later i still write a diary, but not as much as I used to, it has helped me find patterns and can actually be hilarious to look back at, though at times it has been very dark
Wow. Just. Wow.
Dear Journal:
Today I met someone with a similar emoji profile picture as me.
...that's weird. They're weird.
We're not friends. 😐
i only write my favorite parts of the day in my journal, if something super bad happened then i’ll note it but usually i wanna keep it good :D
😭💔 it doesn’t always work …. X
really liked this video
I’ve been saying this. My therapist told me to journal and it was the laziest advice. Based on my experience, therapy is useless too.
Whenever a video that is "Actually, you're doing this wrong" all I can think of is:
Understood, I'll never try anything ever again 👍
exactly. this video made me realize I'm obsessed with journaling and i shouldn't be and now im re thinking everything
Journalling or Diary could be helpful... But ....
For me (Severe depression and ADHD sick ) writing about what happened to me was a bad idea even tho I was writing the good and the bad ...
But the bad in my life was overwhelming so i stopped .
For me ... Before starting a journal or a Diary I need to come to peace with my past and start a new page in my life to be effective and solve problems rather than just a remainder for the bad times .
I hope that one day i will but untill then .... no writing for me 😶🌫️
Personally and recently I use a personal journal to write thoughts which are generally better not to discuss with other people - be it I’m just too shy to do so or said thoughts are downright too insane or nonsensical for other people but myself to understand. I should note that I’m on the spectrum for autsim and hence I’ve very aware that my mind works very differently than the average person (ie. I’m not actually insane, I think, just different) - hence my journals also act as an attempt to articulate said thoughts into words, I always try to make it a point to write like I’m writing a book for others to read even though I don’t intend on anyone reading them any time soon.
While in present time said entries are more generalized, I’ve got to say my earlier ones from years prior are something else entirely - like they somehow emit so much yet very disciplined expressions of resentment and hate about some stuff I was dealing with in the past. While on the one hand I’m horrified by what I wrote and to this day don’t want to even read them - on the other hand I’m glad said words were only expressed in those journals and never towards anyone else.
But yes, like the video says, take a balanced approach when jt comes to journalling. I myself would say that if you aren’t feeling some sense of releif after journalling then perhaps you may need to reevaluate how you’re journaling. IMO, the overall point of journaling is to better become self-ware of your own state if mind and simultaneously your own little safe space to express ideas which may not be appropriate or will get you in trouble if you express it to anyone else.
this format really suits me
I remember having a journal i left it for one minute and found my family member reading it out loud i didnt want a speaker for my personal journal for my mental issues
I have a diary but only use it three or 4 times a week. When it comes to the bad stuff I avoid using too many lousy words for fear of jinxing tomorrow! Writing nice things works much better than writing about crap things.
All I do is wrong from what it seems. It is what it is. Its a part of who I am.
i used to feel so lonely so i started journaling every day for a year. but i started to feel like i am living my life for my journal and not for myself. i just felt like i am stuck in my journal so like shown in the video i started write down my anxiety in it i felt so much better but one day my sister read some pages of it and she shown it to my parents so after that i stop journaling but i guess i should start again this video might help me to get healthy habit 😊
My husband carried his journal around everywhere he went even to the bathroom for 25 years! He would write down every single thing and event, good or bad every single day 24/7!!!! Even about sex and how it was done and what was done with explicit detail. He passed away due to Covid but now I can see that it was clearly a mental illness. A very severe one! Truly scary
I like the graphics! Is Psy trying to become a lofi person who listens to ambient beats?
Uh...I don't write journals. I basically use a notes app on a tablet.
Sometimes feel like I have to record my whole day(not as crazy as that first guy) and that makes me not want to write.
Don't let journalling feel like something you must do. Remember you don't have to relive your whole day. Don't let journalling replace time spent with God or your family & friends.
Can you make a video where you talk about how someone is actually lazy and not depressed or other conditions. It would help a lot to distinguish, especially when nowadays more and more people diagnosing themselves. I'm not it's a bad thing that people becoming more aware, it's just becoming too common. I hope you get what i mean.
thx you help me a lot
If Robert Shields had a dollar for every word he wrote in that 25-year period, he would have made on average approximately 4106,77 dollars PER DAY. Thing is though, I don't believe he would have been able to enjoy the benefits of that income until after that period because of how obsessed he was in his journaling.
Yes, I calculated that number myself. I'll have the formula below in case you wish to know.
(37,5 * 10^6 words)/(25 * 365,25 days)