10 Journaling Prompts for Releasing Emotions
Do you ever feel like you have no idea how you are feeling or exactly why you are feeling a certain way? Or you can’t seem to explain how you are feeling to others?
Well, journaling can be a very powerful tool to help you work and sort through overwhelming emotions. It can also help you to uncover the reasons behind certain emotions and help you to become more comfortable being vulnerable with yourself.
Journaling is a process of self-reflection and uncovering your inner truth. It can be extremely cathartic as your emotions and thoughts are no longer stuck in your head. Rather they have been shared with the pages of your journal. You no longer have to carry the burden all by yourself.
Additionally, journaling can be a form of tapping into your higher self so you can uncover the lessons behind your experiences.
If you are unfamiliar with journaling, it can be difficult to know where to start. Especially if getting in touch with your emotions is a foreign experience to you. Therefore, starting with some journaling prompts can be very helpful to get you started.
If you are an experienced journaler, discovering new journaling prompts can also be very helpful because they can expand your journaling abilities. There is always something new to learn when you bring a pen to paper, even if you have done it a thousand times.
Therefore, here are 10 journal prompts for releasing emotions that can either help you get started journaling or increase your journaling abilities:
- Write about all the things you are feeling at this moment, good, bad, and in between.
- Write about the last thing that made you cry, made you smile, made you laugh, and made you yell.
- What do you need right now?
- If you have something you want to say to someone but can’t, write it in a letter addressed to that person.
- Write how you are feeling as if you were telling your older self.
- Why are you feeling ______ (whichever emotion you are experiencing)?
- Write about a significant moment in your life and how it made you feel.
- What perspective do you have on life? Does it influence your emotions at the moment?
- Write a detailed description of the sensations you are feeling in your body and then if you can, connect it to your emotions.
- Describe all your emotions with no filters, journals don’t place judgment.
I hope this helps relieve some emotional pressure. If it doesn’t work the first time be patient with yourself and try again. However, journaling does not work for everyone so if you try journaling and it doesn’t feel good, try a different method of emotional release.
Happy journaling!
Sincerely,
Skylar Rae🌻❤️
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