It gives me perspective Most people who meet me would never guess it, but I'm prone to melodrama. Mood swings are something of a constant in my daily life, whether it's swirling doldrums over being passed over for a promotion, white hot rage over a sexist comment someone made at me at the beach, or some of that good ol' late-twenties "where is my life going???" angst.
Journaling helps me gain perspective on these incidents and the emotions they provoke. Think of it this way: Do you ever draft a livid email to someone? You never actually send it (well, except for the times you do), but the simple act of getting everything on the page usually makes you feel... better. Journaling is like that.
And lest I sound overly negative, it's also a good way of celebrating your successes — you can ramble on for pages about how happy you are in a way that wouldn't necessarily be deemed socially acceptable if you were saying things out loud.
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