to journal or not to journal: the benefits

To Journal or Not to Journal: Part II The Benefits
 
If you find yourself ready to open the door to journaling for wellness or to assist your mental health healing protocol, you are also opening the door to some incredibly positive outcomes. Amazing what a pen, paper, and a few minutes each day (or week) can do.
 
15 benefits of using a wellness journal:

1. Create a safe personal space
2. Quiet ruminations
3. Reduce anxiety and stress
4. Build mindfulness
5. Grow gratitude
6. Improve sleep
7. Identify patterns and triggers
8. Regulate and process emotions
9. Prepare for counseling
10. Record notes from a counseling session
11. Track physical and emotional health symptoms
12. Build confidence
13. Outline challenges and problems
14. Craft potential solutions to the challenges and problems
15. Re-read your entries to reflect and find advances or continued stumbling blocks