My Emotions Journal: Feelings Journal For Kids And Teens - Help Children And Tweens Express Their Emotions - Through Drawing & Writing - Reduce ... (Mood & Emotion Tracking Journals)

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I’m able to clarify and be honest about how I feel rather than worry about how other’s think I may feel. Not everyone experiences emotions the same way. For me, I discovered that depression fits better under “bored” than it does under “sad.” Happiness also didn’t resonant for me so I tapped into calmer positive emotions, like relaxation, joy, and pride.

Smyth JM, et al. (2018). Online positive affect journaling in the improvement of mental distress and well-being in general medical patients with elevated anxiety symptoms: A preliminary randomized controlled trial. Journaling uncovers things that you may not be aware of until you start writing. Journaling can, at times, make you feel worse. The act of writing itself can also be stressful for some people. Journal writing often triggers tears to start flowing. Few people enjoy crying, but crying is healthy. Tears are known to contain stress hormones and mood-regulating minerals. To begin to heal emotional pain, it’s helpful to “lay it all out on the table” to get crystal clear on what exactly is causing you pain and why. Once you have that clarity, you can begin to process painful emotions and heal bit by bit. Alternatively, children can fill this in on their own, in private. This might help them to be more honest about their emotions if they know that nobody is going to read it. More resources like this

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Write or draw whatever feels right. Your journal doesn't need to follow any certain structure. It's your own private Specifically for me, depression showed up when there were feelings I didn’t want to feel. So, I would enter a state of emotional numbness until my brain decided the coast was clear. It turns out not feeling anything actually meant I was hiding a lot of damn feelings. Maybe it wasn’t really the mess your kids left in the kitchen that prompted that after-dinner blow up, for example, but the stressors you experienced at work that day. Related: 50 Positive Affirmations For a Good Day {Plus Free Printable Affirmation Cards!} 2. Process and heal

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It’s not fun to write about emotional pain, but the act of writing can relieve stress and be healing for many reasons. A mood journal is similar, but since it’s focused on your emotions, it’ll bring clarity to how to improve your mental health.

Please know that you are not alone and that you are stronger than you think. May you be blessed to feel the love of The Universe and God all around you, and tap into all the inner wisdom you need to heal. When I told my therapist that I “knew” there were feelings I should have but just couldn’t feel them, she replied, “Honey, that’s depression.” And I realized I didn’t know my emotions at all. To help children reflect on and understand their emotions, they can fill out this mood journal template. They can fill it out at the end of every day to help them reflect.So often, emotions get tangled up inside and cause confusion. Especially when there are a lot of them, all vying for attention. Children who develop secure attachments typically have had their needs met most of the time. They often grow into adults capable of forming and nurturing healthy relationships.