Journaling - Victoria Annette

Self-exploration can be an intimidating process as people start to take intentional steps toward inner healing.

Creating a journaling habit is one extremely rewarding way to aid the journey of self-exploration. Whether you are putting pen to paper or typing out your thoughts, it is a powerful way to process what’s going on inside.

Often, we discover new things about our internal world that we would not have uncovered had we not taken the time to intentionally sit with blank paper and a pen (or keyboard).

Sometimes, people sit down to begin writing and don’t know where to start.

Here are 15 self-exploration journal prompts that will get you well on your way to discovering a bit of your inner world.

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Journal Prompts:

If you could be the best version of yourself, what would that look like? (How would she live? What would she believe about herself? What would her relationships look like? How would she speak to herself? What would she do with her time?)
Do you like yourself just the way you are right now?
What do you believe about your ability to change?
What situations feel high stakes? What emotions and thoughts are most prevalent for you in those situations?
In what areas do you find yourself getting angry the fastest?
What are your thoughts about being vulnerable with other people? (If you had a quick reactive answer, why do you feel so strongly that way?)
What are some of your biggest fears?
What are 10 recent unkind thoughts you’ve had about yourself?
What are 10 recent kind thoughts you’ve had about yourself?
In what areas do you find yourself speaking unkindly to yourself?
Where do your thoughts go when you are alone?
What kinds of things make you feel most alive? What do you need to do to have more of those things in your life?
What do you believe about your ability to face your fears?
What beliefs or lies are stopping you from being the person you envisioned in question #1?
What do you believe about yourself? What Identity statements do you attach to who you are as a person?

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