Sunday, November 11, 2012

How Journaling Montreal Therapy Can Help You Know Yourself

By Madeline Finch


Journaling Montreal is a supplement to therapy and is widely recommended by counselors and therapists. Those that consistently journal report being able to deal with past issues better, being more in touch with their feelings and better at understanding themselves. People of all ages can journal without having to worry about grammar, vocabulary and spelling. A journal can be adapted in order to suit the needs of an individual and there is no right way to do it, its an experience that can be as unique the owner of the journal.

An expensive journal is not necessarily what you need, those that have used ordinary notebooks or legal pads have actually shown better results. You are not obliged to write something profound which should reduce your performance anxiety. Before you start, you must first decide on specific times to journal, the morning being the best time.

If for any reason mornings are not good for you it is okay to choose another time of the day to journal although mornings are particularly good since there is more to learn from morning entries. Experienced journal writers advice is to begin by first listing your current feelings. The entry will flow much easily if you start by getting in touch with your feelings.

Using different colors is also advised where each color represents a certain emotion for example green for jealousy, red for anger, black for depression and so forth. The journal helps you vent all negative feelings whenever you feel like it and in a much safer way. Feelings can also be expressed where instead of normal writing you can write letters addressing specific people that impact your life.

These letters are for the benefit of the writer they are not to be mailed, they help deal with feelings and put things in perspective. When making journal entries one should not worry about spelling, grammar or any other mechanics because its not being written for others. You do not even have to use complete sentences, some people just use random phrases or words when they are depressed.

Parts that are especially meaningful can be emphasized by underlining them or like some do, draw a light bulb over the parts. Keep your journal safe since it contains your private thoughts and ask family members to respect that privacy. Do not sway your journal writing to please someones ego just in case they ever read it because how you feel about them one day may not be the same most of the time.

This does not mean you can not share what is written with a therapist, in this case sharing will really help your progress. Those that journal especially for self therapy mostly write about surface issues to begin with. They are then shocked after two weeks regarding what they remember and realize about themselves through their journal entries.

You may call the two week point a magic point because it is at this moment that many realize their journaling Montreal has changed. Most people like to leave their journals somewhere near the bed like on the nightstand, a couple of others carry their journals wherever they go. Keeping a journal is a form of self therapy and is highly encouraged especially to those that have never done it before, results are guaranteed in three weeks.




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