{"id":1042,"date":"2017-04-13T14:41:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T14:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tib.ambercouch.co.uk\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:26:16","slug":"journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkinthebay.co.uk\/journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Journaling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-18c1l0y-1ceae802c79d25d5a82df3e181637360 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1042'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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.av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ycz236-74edb7a958a12483600989d5e0441750 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Journaling<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-36b18i-78fe76e8ea798367948565dc74c29a6f\">\n#top .hr.av-36b18i-78fe76e8ea798367948565dc74c29a6f{\nmargin-top:15px;\n}\n.hr.av-36b18i-78fe76e8ea798367948565dc74c29a6f .hr-inner{\nwidth:100px;\nborder-color:#2c5c88;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-36b18i-78fe76e8ea798367948565dc74c29a6f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span 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av-t7woeq-85ce709562be1251c96e15c4290929ad av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-rh2l82-b064214563a12b93188d9b8ddf9f2225'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We all know how simply writing things down can help us when we are feeling a bit out of control, but can regular journaling put us on a more serious path to good health?<\/p>\n<p>When Peter Craig lost his wife to cancer leaving him with two young teenagers he felt that he had also lost his mind.<\/p>\n<p>The usually clear-thinking executive seemed swamped in a fog of grief, anger and uncertainty. When his counsellor suggested he try keeping a journal his first response was \u201cbut I don\u2019t like writing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>His counsellor explained that journaling is not about fancy prose and perfect sentence construction, it is about expressing yourself honestly and putting down thoughts you might feel unable to express to anyone else. You are in effect \u201ctalking to the page\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling he had nothing to lose, Peter bought a moleskin notebook and new fountain pen and started writing in search of some healing and closure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my journal about three months after Anne died and have been assiduous with it ever since. I soon realised that in the process of recording my thoughts and feelings I was becoming more observant and objective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me the most powerful value of my journal has been examining the entries over the last two years. Being able to review my behaviour and see patterns and trends has revealed own personal journey and progress and made me feel a lot better about myself and my situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still get days when I feel upset with no evident triggers, but when I look back through my journal, I realise I have travelled this path many times and each time have overcome the hurdle. This provides important re-assurance from your inner psyche that you have the resilience to cope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writer Angie Macdonald who is the author of the health blog <a href=\"http:\/\/writehealth.uk\">writehealth.co.uk<\/a> discovered the benefits of journaling several years ago when she was crippled with arthritis in her mid-40s.\u00a0 She came across the book Writing to Heal by James W Pennebakbr, PhD which had a huge impact on her.<br \/>\nHis research, and that of numerous other researchers, has shown that writing about one\u2019s emotions can significantly improve one\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy journal is where I present my worst self, my vulnerable self, the self that is weak, fearful, depressed, sad, sick, lonely, in conflict and unhappy,\u201d says Angie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking back at what I wrote then is difficult and doesn\u2019t make for pleasant reading. I wrote about my anger at having a long-term illness and the role that ill health had always played in my life. I described feeling depressed, lonely and frustrated \u2013 forgotten by my friends while they got on with their lives.<\/p>\n<p>But I also wrote about what I wanted. How I wanted to be healthy and fit, positive and engaged in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two and a half years later Angie recovered from the arthritis and hiking is now a great passion. She still journals on a daily it basis because she believes it\u00a0 helps her feel more positive and engaged with life.\u00a0 \u201cI definitely believe that writing can heal and that the power of confronting the self on the page can be life changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='presenter-dr-arnie-reed'  class='avia-section av-pn89fm-61f76c052bc80b5175642c2677e00f4b main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1042'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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to speed up the counselling process<\/li>\n<li>Keep the therapy process going whenever counsellor or client are on holiday<\/li>\n<li>Seek a deeper understanding by reflection after each counselling session<\/li>\n<li>Want to reduce stress levels by releasing what is \u201clocked inside\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Of course you can write about anything and everything but\u00a0 Mandy Walsh of Talk In The Bay suggests you might want to start by concentrating on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emotional upheaval, stress or trauma<\/li>\n<li>Your deepest thoughts, questions and concerns, especially those you feel you are bottling up<\/li>\n<li>Unresolved family and relationship issues<\/li>\n<li>Things that you worry about too much or which you dream about recurrently<\/li>\n<li>Something you are avoiding confronting.<\/li>\n<li>Something that is affecting your life in an unhealthy way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To get the most from your writing Mandy suggests you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write in a quiet, undisturbed place and try to write for a minimum of 15 minutes for at least three of four consecutive days.<\/li>\n<li>Separate what is fact and what is emotion.<\/li>\n<li>Revisit and reflect on what you have written.\u00a0 Use your writing to try to understand what has happened to you, and get on with your life.<br \/>\nSwitch perspective in your writing and view events through others\u2019 eyes.<\/li>\n<li>If you are unable to write, talk into a recorder or use a voice recording app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Written by freelance Journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mandy-van-zuydam-7466509\/\">Mandy Van Zuydam<\/a> on behalf of Talk In The Bay<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1w2xtu-1d1795ad1b431cbf37ca203309e35b24\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1w2xtu-1d1795ad1b431cbf37ca203309e35b24{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr 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