Journaling is an amazing tool to help you combat stress and anxiety, so I'm here to share 5 of my favorite tools and strategies to journal your way to better mental health. I've dealt with panic disorder, generalized anxiety and emetophobia for most of my life, so believe me when I say these methods are tried and true, y'all! I also just want to mention that I never want to encourage toxic positivity - sometimes "thinking about a situation positively" doesn't really work. But if you struggle with day-to-day anxiety, I hope you'll find some of these strategies helpful! :)

01:30 daily journaling prompts
04:00 visualization journaling
05:15 simple habit and mood trackers
06:53 identifying cognitive distortions
08:25 questioning negative thoughts

list of cognitive distortions: https://www.therapistaid.com/workshee...

questions to break down a negative or irrational thought:
1) Is there substantial evidence for this thought?
2) Is there evidence contrary to this thought?
3) Am I attempting to interpret this situation without all the evidence?
4) What would a friend think or tell me about this situation?
5) If I look at the situation positively, how is it different?
6) Will this matter a year from now? How about five years from now?

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