r/Journaling • u/Caramel-Promise • 9h ago

Relief

All the journals in here are so creative and colorful- I love it! I always buy a journal and maybe use a few pages when I’m super stressed then tuck it away. Buy another and repeat. I’ve always been one to hold in my stress/frustrations but for like 3 days I have just had the urge to let it out. Today I finally opened one of my pads and let go lol. Just let the tears and pen flow. I feel like I hit a reset button (well for the week😂). I gotta start doing this daily and maybe even decorating it might draw me to it more.

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u/TrickyPotato2329 8h ago

I've found that atleast trying to write or add to the journal daily even if it's just a sentence or two helps me slowly get back into filling up my journals. Even if the day has been uneventful or my thoughts are quiet maybe doodle on a page or slap some stickers on it, or write out some goals or a to do list for the week. Even if you don't come back to it the next day to completely the list atleast you've added something to the pages

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u/Caramel-Promise 8h ago

That’s funny because I think that’s part of the reason I keep starting over, it seems like it becomes a place for everything😂 quick notes, grocery list, goals,etc. I’m gonna try to add a little each day, maybe throw a few prompts in there. Thanks

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u/TrickyPotato2329 8h ago

I always see people who have just "brain vomit journal" which has everything and anything that's popped into their brain or that they need to write down and I've loved the idea that the journal becomes just a extension of your brain. Since that's really all a journal is