Not Just Curhat, Writing A Journal Can Be A Drug Of Daily Stress

Illustration of writing a journal helps overcome stress (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - In the midst of busy daily activities, many people experience stress and stress. Therefore, mental health must always be maintained so that the body also remains healthy and continues to be productive.

One way that can be done to maintain mental health is by writing daily journals. Journals are not just places to record daily events.

Jurmal can also be a powerful form of self-care amid a lot of pressure. Here are some benefits of writing daily journals to maintain mental health, quoted from Healthline, on Friday, May 9, 2025.

1. Help get to know and understand your emotions

By writing a journal, you can identify the emotions you are feeling. Sometimes feelings of sadness or anger just happen, without knowing the exact cause.

Through a journal, you can trace these feelings and find the root of the problem. That way, you can manage emotions well and not easily get carried away which may make it more difficult for yourself.

2. Become an unlimited medium of expression

Not everything that happens every day can be told to others. By writing a journal, you can safely tell everything you experience and feel.

Starting from anxiety, joy, disappointment with things, to expectations to be realized. This will make you feel more relieved and your mental health well maintained.

3. Help focus and stay productive

Daily journals can also be used to create to do lists or set daily destinations. With that, you will be more organized and focus on going through the day.

By following the schedule that has been made in a journal, you can also complete your work well and directedly, so as not to make you feel stressed.