Managing

Stress
8E

PrinciplesandStrategies
forHealthandWellBeing

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Chapter11

JournalWriting

Allsorrowscanbeborne,
ifyouputtheminastory.

IsakDinesen,Author,OutofAfrica

Therapeuticjournal
writingcanbe
definedasaseriesof
writtenpassagesthat
documentthe
personalevents,
thoughts,feelings,
memories,and
perceptionsinones
lifejourneyleading
towholeness.

CultivatingtheSoul
SearchingProcess

Selfexplorationof
ThoughtsandFeelings

HistoricalPerspective

HistoricalPerspective

Magellan
Lewis&Clark
Columbus

MarcoPolo
KingsandQueens
Astronauts

Journal
Writing
asa
Coping
Technique

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure
Decreasescholesterollevels

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure
Decreasescholesterollevels
Decreasesstresslevels

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure
Decreasescholesterollevels
Decreasesstresslevels
Beneficialforfibromyalgiapatients

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure
Decreasescholesterollevels
Decreasesstresslevels
Beneficialforfibromyalgiapatients
Augmentsgrievingprocess

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure
Decreasescholesterollevels
Decreasesstresslevels
Beneficialforfibromyalgiapatients
Augmentsgrievingprocess
Helpscopewithstressfullifeevents

Researchonthehealth
effectsofjournaling
Increasesimmunefunction
Decreasesrestingbloodpressure
Decreasescholesterollevels
Decreasesstresslevels
Beneficialforfibromyalgiapatients
Augmentsgrievingprocess
Helpscopewithstressfullifeevents
Promoteshelpfulcathartic
releaseforIraqwarveteranwives

Journal
Writing:
Immediate
Effects

ShortTermEffects:
Journal
writing
allows
forahealthy
emotional
catharsis

Journal
Writing:
LongTerm
Effects

LongTerm
Effects:
Youseepatterns
inthoughtsand
behaviorsthatare
hardtonoticeona
daytodaybasis

Stepsto
Initiate
Journal
Writing

Journaling
Strategy:

Journaling
Strategy:
Identifystressfulissues

Journaling
Strategy:
Identifystressfulissues
Identifyemotions
withtheseissues

Journaling
Strategy:
Identifystressfulissues
Identifyemotions
withtheseissues
Considercreative
solutionstoproblems

JournalWritingTips:
GettingStarted...
Centering
Labelyourentries
Uncensorship
Spontaneity
Aprivateplace
Aprivatejourney
Overcomingwriters
block

Poetry
Therapy:

Poetry
Therapy:
Making
order
outof
personal
chaos

Blogging
vs.
Journaling

WritersBlock!

Journal
Writing
Styles:
Themes
andIdeas

Stylesand
Themes

Stylesand
Themes
BuzanStyle

Stylesand
Themes
BuzanStyle
ProprioceptiveMethod

Stylesand
Themes
BuzanStyle
ProprioceptiveMethod
DreamJournal

Stylesand
Themes
BuzanStyle
ProprioceptiveMethod
DreamJournal
UnsentLetters

Stylesand
Themes
BuzanStyle
ProprioceptiveMethod
DreamJournal
UnsentLetters
Others

BestTips
for
Journal
Writing

JournalingTips
Getanicenotebook

JournalingTips
Getanicenotebook
Startanentrywithlists

JournalingTips
Getanicenotebook
Startanentrywithlists
Considersoft
backgroundmusic

JournalingTips
Getanicenotebook
Startanentrywithlists
Considersoft
backgroundmusic
Consideracentering
device,likeaseashell

JournalingTips
Getanicenotebook
Startanentrywithlists
Considersoft
backgroundmusic
Consideracentering
device,likeaseashell
Tryapoem,orevenrap

JournalingTips
Getanicenotebook
Startanentrywithlists
Considersoft
backgroundmusic
Consideracentering
device,likeaseashell
Tryapoem,orevenrap
Keepajournalsection
forideas,doodles,and
photocollages

BestApplicationfor
JournalWriting