Top Tips for Self Love

Benefits of journaling for self love

Sometimes anxiety feels like 100 things swirling round in your head….. most of them negative thoughts.

It really helps to get these thoughts down on paper.

This means you can start to analyse them so they are more organised and become less overwhelming.

Journaling has lots of benefits.

Many of which are different for each person. Here are some of the main ones:

• Reduces anxiety, depression and mental health problems.

• You get to know yourself better

• Provides a sense of clarity

• Builds self worth

• Helps you organise and analyse problems

• Puts things into perspective

• Improves your relationship with others

To start, buy yourself a journal where you can write down your thoughts. This can be done daily or a few times a week - whenever you feel you have the time but try and make it a priority for the first few weeks to really feel the benefit.

How often should I write?

You can write as often as you want to.

And as much or as little.

I find that journaling a couple of times a week works well for me to reduce my stress and manage anxiety.

IMPORTANT: Journaling will only help you if you actually do it!!!

Keep your journal somewhere accessible and try and fit it regularly into your routine.

This makes it easier to remember.

I usually write just before I do my positive affirmations for confidence.

If you are new to journaling, start off doing it for 5 minute sessions and then build up from this.

1. Write 3 things you like about your appearance

2. What is your favourite thing about your personality?

3. What do you think your biggest weakness is? How can you work on improving this?

4. Who are you most grateful for having in your life?

5. Is there something you keep ruminating about that happened a long time ago?

6. How would your best friend describe you?

7. I am happiest when…

8. What have you achieved that you are proud of?

9. I feel peaceful when…

10. What is unique about your personality?

11. What goals are you working towards?

12. What are things that you need to stop doing that are making you unhappy?

13. What is your favourite thing to do to treat yourself?

14. When do you feel most confident?

15. What do your family love about you?

16. What is the last charitable thing you have done? If it was a long time ago, start now!

17. What parts of your life are you happy with?

18. How would your life change if you were confident?

19. Why do you think self worth is important?

20. What is something you need to forgive yourself for?

21. What was the happiest time of your life? Why was that?

22. What traits do you admire in someone that you would like to have?

23. What parts of your life would you like to work on improving?

24. When was the last time you were kind to a stranger?

25. What habit do you need to stop?

26. What habit do you want to start for self love?

27. What are your morals and values?

28. What negative beliefs do you hold about yourself?

29. What is something you want to do every day to build your confidence?

30. What do you think would make you happy?

31. What do you want to do more of in your life?

32. What is the nicest thing you have ever done for yourself?

33. What is the nicest compliment someone has ever given you?

34. What is something you need to let go of?

35. Why do you deserve to be happy?

36. What is something you are going to do that is nice for yourself today?

37. Write down 1 self esteem goal for the future.