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4 ways to start writing Journal to take care of mental health

In the third year of journal writing, we discovered how to reduce cumulative stress with a semi-diary.

To be honest, I am not a good writer, but after waiting to write for a while, it will flow into a stream of water. We will gradually recommend a simple step for those who have just started.

1. Free writing ✍️

Just have a pen paper and write anything. Journal is personal property. There is no wrong or right way. There is but it works and does not work. Writing draining without thinking anything. Write to wind, sky, air can make the idea curl up like a dead term, then unwind.

2. Gratitude Journal 🙏

Writing thanks to what you already have and are. The goal is to dance to the ordinary things in life that make our lives better. But accidentally overlooked, we used to have an old car that was received from my father. It is good and not beautiful. I want a new car but the money is not available. Until one day I have to ride the bus on a rainy day, I know the value of my old car. Thank you for still having a soft warm bed to sleep. Thank you for every morning I can drink my favorite coffee.

3. Habit Tracking Journal 🥇

For those who want to start a new habit, such as drinking 8 glasses of water a day, going to the gym 3-4 days a day, reading 10 pages a day, sometimes starting a new habit, we tend to deceive, when we do not see the results, or stop for 2-3 days, after a week, followed by a week, finally stop. Follow-up of the book activity will show us the development.

4.Brain Dump 🗑

It suits people who sleep hard and don't sleep because they can't think, like free writing, but writing ideas, worries, preferences, everything that can't stop thinking and can't sleep on the journal before bed, and telling myself that these problems will be solved by me tomorrow, and today I'm going to sleep first.

Here are 4 easy journal ways for beginners. If ready, pick up a paper and pen to write. May you all be mentally healthy in 2026.

# Write journals # journals # Lemon 8 Howtoo # Diary # mentalhealthawareness

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... Read moreหลังจากที่ได้ลองเขียน Journal มาเป็นเวลานาน ผมพบว่าการเขียนบันทึกช่วยคลายเครียดและระบายความรู้สึกที่อัดอั้นได้ดีมากกว่าที่คิด โดยเฉพาะวิธี Free writing ที่ไม่ต้องกังวลเรื่องถูกผิด เป็นการปล่อยใจให้เขียนอะไรก็ได้ตามที่รู้สึก ซึ่งช่วยให้ความคิดที่เคยขดเป็นปมคลายตัวออกเป็นเส้น ทำให้เข้าใจความรู้สึกตัวเองมากขึ้น ส่วน Gratitude Journal ผมชอบวิธีนี้เพราะทำให้เราหันมาสนใจสิ่งดี ๆ รอบตัว แม้จะเป็นเรื่องเล็กน้อย เช่น การมีรถคันเก่าไว้ใช้งาน หรือเตียงนอนที่อบอุ่น โดยการจดบันทึกขอบคุณช่วยเพิ่มพลังบวกและลดทัศนคติด้านลบ อีกหนึ่งเทคนิคที่ผมแนะนำคือ Habit Tracking Journal ซึ่งดีมากสำหรับใครที่อยากสร้างนิสัยใหม่ ๆ เช่น ดื่มน้ำให้เพียงพอ หรือออกกำลังกาย การจดบันทึกช่วยให้เราติดตามความคืบหน้า ปรับแก้ และรักษาพฤติกรรมที่ดีไว้ได้อย่างต่อเนื่อง จนกลายเป็นนิสัยประจำ สำหรับผู้ที่นอนไม่หลับ หรือคิดเรื่องต่าง ๆ ไม่หยุด Brain Dump เป็นวิธีช่วยปลดปล่อยความคิดบนกระดาษก่อนนอนอย่างได้ผล เขียนทุกอย่างที่รบกวนใจแล้วบอกตัวเองว่าวันรุ่งขึ้นจะจัดการกับเรื่องเหล่านั้น โดยคืนนี้ให้พักผ่อนอย่างเต็มที่ อยากให้ทุกคนที่เริ่มเขียน Journal ลองเปิดใจและปฏิบัติตามวิธีเหล่านี้อย่างสม่ำเสมอ เพราะมันไม่ใช่แค่การเขียน แต่เป็นการดูแลสุขภาพใจอย่างต่อเนื่อง อย่ากังวลว่าจะต้องเขียนได้ดีหรือสวยงาม แต่ให้เขียนเพื่อทำความรู้จักตัวเองและปลดปล่อยความคิด ขอให้ทุกคนมีสุขภาพจิตที่แข็งแรงและชีวิตที่มีความสุขในปี 2026 และขอให้ Journal เป็นเพื่อนที่ช่วยดูแลใจของคุณในทุกวัน

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