Journaling emotions

Emotional detox through journaling can helps us organise our complex lives in many meaningful ways along with clarifying, releasing and soothing our feelings

Writing a journal or a diary can be a harmonising and inspiring experience. One needs to simply put a pen on the paper and allow words to flow. The result is a deep sense of emotional peace and sometimes exposure which can only come with expressing your deepest thoughts. Every individual who maintains a journal or diary carries his or her own unique style.

To some their journal is their close confidante where they pour out their most private thoughts and musings. For others it may include items that are of inspirational or sentimental value like sketches, newspaper cut-outs, tickets or many other things that are deeply rooted to hi/her emotions. Keeping journals or diaries have many positive benefits and impact on life. Journaling can help with personal growth and development.

By regular recording of thoughts one can gain insight into self behaviour and mood. One can practice journaling for problem solving and stress reduction. It’s been proven to improve mental and physical health too. It can also lead to increased self-esteem. But mostly it has been seen that many of us simply hold onto our emotions, storing them away in our bodies and becoming emotionally constipated. Ultimately, when our system gets blocked, we get sick. We will not be able to function the way we should. We become sluggish, depressed and unresponsive. Managing Emotions

Emotions are naturally not stable and reactive, and biochemically they tend to dominate brain process. Managing emotions can require active efforts. Emotion management refers to a collections of skills that enables people to work with their feelings instead or against them.

Journals for Emotional Management

Writing journals or diaries are very effective tools to manage emotions. Journals are like check points between our emotions and the world. Emotions are private but allow you to view your feelings for some detachment. By writing journals we can clarify, release, organise and soothe our feelings. Journals can also assists us to flexibility for approaching and understanding our own emotions.

For the purpose of emotional detox, one can set an alarm for any number of minutes comfortable for them, it may be for 10, 20 or 30 minutes....just write whatever that comes to your mind without editing or holding back. Through this, one can release suppressed feelings and negative energies stored up within self.

For the purpose of emotional detox one can maintain different journals like love journal, forgiveness journal, gratitude journal, etc. The ‘writing journal’ can help to overcome negative emotions and make room for positive ones.

Writing can help in knowing and understanding aspect of emotional self. On the path of self awareness, there is no better form of introspection than writing. When one practices journal, we offer ourselves an opportunity to rise above our worries. The solutions for the situation come up with are ideal because they are aligned with our feeling and circumstances.

Emotional detox with journaling can helps us to sense out of our everyday lives and organises our complex lives in many meaningful ways. It also helps resolve traumas that inhibit from doing certain tasks. Writing journal can helps us to face the significant turning points of our lives. It’s a gentle way of looking at the past and searching inspiration to move forward in life.

The writer is an alternative medicine practitioner