{"id":5007,"date":"2023-07-27T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2023-07-27T19:59:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T23:59:55","slug":"3-benefits-of-journal-prompts-for-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/3-benefits-of-journal-prompts-for-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Benefits of Journal Prompts for Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If you\u2019re new to journal prompts for mental health – you\u2019re not alone.<\/span><\/p>

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While it\u2019s a tool new to so many of us, in reality, writing down what we\u2019re thinking or feeling is an age-old practice – something most of us did a lot in childhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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I have been writing down my mental problems since before I hit puberty.<\/b> Let\u2019s say\u2026since I was 10? I struggled a lot, words on paper helped.<\/span><\/p>

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I had my own diary at home, top secret of course, and at school I would bite at any opportunity to write about the goings on in my head and life. We\u2019d be asked to write about:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>