{"id":2884,"date":"2023-03-10T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chistell.com\/africanamericanfiction\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2023-03-10T15:41:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:41:37","slug":"journal-writing-hidden-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chistell.com\/africanamericanfiction\/journal-writing-hidden-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Writing Hidden Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Fiction and Nonfiction Books Writer Denise Turney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daily journal writing advantages aren\u2019t just for adolescents and teens. Gone are the days when journaling is merely used as a way for teens to document intense feelings they hold for a classmate, a relative or a hidden crush. In fact, approximately one out of six people writes in a journal today, according to Psychology Today<\/em>. Reasons for daily journaling vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journaling Hidden Advantages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So too do the benefits. As an example, people journal to document their night dreams, track fitness progress and to capture major life experiences. Opportunity to work through hard emotions and \u201cstuck\u201d thought patterns are other benefits associated with journal writing. These advantages may be gained because writing offers clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have to focus and be more present while you write in a journal. Furthermore, writing activates the brain\u2019s reticular activating system (RAS). Also, the frontal lobe part of your brain is activated while you write. As you write, you also activate your brain\u2019s parietal lobe. But who thinks about the brain while writing? Those are hidden advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Daily Journal Writing Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are more, less hidden, advantages that you may bring into your life after you start a daily journal writing practice. Some of these advantages could have long term impact on your mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n