Art Of Journaling For Stress Free Lifestyle
January 9, 2009
We are always on the lookout for innovative techniques to reduce stress. Some feel music helps them, while others prefer an aerobic workout, some try stress busting foods and there are others who prefer talking it out with friends over coffee.
Many know about journaling but don’t find it appealing enough to try it out. It is one of the most easiest and inexpensive methods of stress reduction. You can do it anytime and anywhere without disturbing anyone. All you need is a journal, a pen and your wandering thoughts that are assimilated for your own emotional well-being.
The Benefits Of Journaling:
1) There are several researches which have pointed out that journaling helps to combat asthma, hypertension, diabetes and high blood pressure.
2) The immune system is believed to improve.
3) The cognitive function gets sharper.
4) It is stress busting.
5) Promotes self evaluation and personality development.
Writing down your daily thoughts and emotions is the best way to understand oneself. This activity of writing enables us to clarify thoughts, sharpens memory as the day’s events are recalled instantly and this further aids in problem solving.
Journaling involves the complete usage of both the brains hemispheres thus enabling a perceptive evaluation of the experience. Most of the time, life’s traumatic experiences are hidden deep at a subconscious level without a chance to heal. Journaling plays a very important role here to re-experience those painful experiences and allows you to understand and accept the situation. The mind gets a means to explore and express itself, allowing you to release stress and anxiety.
How To Start Journaling:
1) Choosing A Book: You can select a pain book and start writing. There are many fancy journals available in the market that have scented pages, elegant designs as watermark and some are available with a lock and key.
You can choose a simple, plain looking journal and decorate it with old greeting cards, mementos of childhood memories and photographs. It is your journal so feel free to express it as you like.
2) Pen Selection: The pen can be of any kind-fine or broad tip. You can also use an ink pen. Some women prefer using scented pens while others like to use different colored pens. Select the options which are easy and enhances your personality.
3) Modern Technology: Some prefer using their computers to journal their thoughts. You can do it in any format whether make it online to share it with your friends as a blog or keep it personal by keeping it in a format that is password protected.
Journaling has a cathartic feeling and there are no side effects to this means of relaxation. The aim is to feel positive about ourselves and trust me, it really does work.
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