Here’s some mental health advice that’s long overdue: start journaling!
For as long as people have been able to write, they’ve been recording their thoughts. In fact, one of the earliest instances of journaling occurs in the Meditations of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, which date back all the way to the 2nd century AD. Sure, not all of us are busy ruling an empire or pondering the “transience of the physical world,” but each day presents us with new and unforeseen challenges that can make it difficult to keep our heads on straight. That’s where journaling for stress and anxiety comes in.