THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF JOURNALING

At the very least, you're haunted by thoughts of sticker-covered notebooks packed with your childhood day-to-day recitations. Or maybe you were more of a lock-and-key person, hiding journals you hoped your siblings would never uncover. In any case, you may have a love-hate relationship with journaling.

Journaling is no longer considered archaic or reserved for the elderly and wise. It's something you must do right now. That's right, it's true. Journaling offers more than only let you remember memories or express yourself. It's beneficial to your health.

Here are five health benefits of journaling:

REDUCE STRESS

An excess of stress may be harmful to your physical, mental, and emotional health. It has been demonstrated. Journaling is an excellent stress management technique, as well as a healthy practise that reduces the impact of physical stresses on your health. In fact, research found that only 15 to 20 minutes of expressive writing (like journaling) three to five times per week for four months was enough to decrease blood pressure and enhance liver function. Furthermore, writing about difficult situations might assist you in dealing with them in a healthy manner. To help you unwind and de-stress, try making writing a pre-bedtime meditation practise.

IMPROVES IMMUNE FUNCTION

Expressive writing, believe it or not, can boost your immunity and lower your risk of sickness. Journalists report increased immune system functioning (it boosts immune cells!) and reduced symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Expressive writing has been demonstrated to boost liver and lung function as well as battle some ailments; it has even been claimed to aid in the healing of the injured.

KEEP MEMORY SHARP

Journaling aids in the maintenance of your brain. It not only improves memory and understanding, but it also improves working memory capacity, which may indicate increased cognitive processing.

BOOSTS MOOD

Do you need more sunshine in your life? Try keeping a journal. Journaling has a unique social and behavioural result in that it may increase your mood and give you a stronger feeling of general emotional well-being and pleasure.

Journaling is beneficial to your health on many levels: physically, psychologically, and emotionally. But what if, like many of us, you find yourself stuck, looking at a blank page in vain? First and foremost, let go of the shame of not being constant or instantaneously motivated. Simply begin from where you are. If you only need to write a single sentence or describe what you had for breakfast, go ahead and do it. Don't be concerned about immaculate punctuation, grammar, or spelling. Simply write without censorship. This one's for you.

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