It would be awesome to journal and see a therapist every other week or monthly as a motivator for journaling and maybe it’s homework. To journal on my own I would be less motivated. In the past I’ve kept a food journal and it was helpful to count calories and help me think about how much I was eating. Maybe journaling could be applied in a similar way to someone who is depressed or struggling for another reason and help the person be more aware of how they think and help them think or look at things from another perspective. Ultimately it could maybe help them try to approach life or difficulties in a different and maybe in a way that has a better outcome than usual.

Have there been research studies on people who keep journals versus people who don’t keep journals and did the journal keepers fare better in life. I’m going to go google it now.