10 Guided Journaling Prompts to Reduce Stress

There’s nothing more satisfying than sitting down and using your journal to have fun and be creative. But what happens if your mind is in chaos? 

What if you are highly triggered?

How do you ease your anxiety and reduce your stress to regulate your nervous system without numbing yourself with substances or supressing your emotions?

Journaling can be extremely beneficial in such a scenario.

Journaling your feelings, emotions, and physical experience in the moment can bring clarity and calm. It can also help you to understand yourself better and to become more responsive than reactive.

So, the next time you are feeling overwhelmed, try these 10 journaling prompts to help you find your center:

1) What emotions am I feeling right now?

2) What has triggered me?

3) How am I feeling this tension in my body? Is there heaviness in my chest? Is my breathing shallow?

4) What feels frustrating or unfair about this situation?

5) Am I pretending that this situation doesn't bother me?

6) What part of this situation can I control? What is out of my control?

7) What would I tell my friend to do in a similar situation?

8) What lesson do I need to learn from this situation?

9) What am I trying to hold together?

10) What is one constructive thing I can do for myself today to ease my burden from this stress?

Can you think of any other journaling prompts that could help you to reduce your stress today?

Until next time,

Keep Creating!

Angelina