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* It improves [[self-distancing]] and [[self-awareness]].<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/ready-set-journal-64-journaling-prompts-for-self-discovery Ready, Set, Journal! 64 Journaling Prompts for Self-Discovery], PsychCentral</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/journal-prompts-to-heal-emotions?utm_source=ReadNext 12 Journal Prompts for Emotional Health and Awareness], PsychCentral.com</ref> Self-distancing is one's ability to reflect on past events/emotions as an objective observer.<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref> This improves one's ability to break away from a nonstop cycle of obsessive thinking and brooding.<ref>[https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health], PositivePsychology.com</ref>

* It improves [[self-distancing]] and [[self-awareness]].<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/ready-set-journal-64-journaling-prompts-for-self-discovery Ready, Set, Journal! 64 Journaling Prompts for Self-Discovery], PsychCentral</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/journal-prompts-to-heal-emotions?utm_source=ReadNext 12 Journal Prompts for Emotional Health and Awareness], PsychCentral.com</ref> Self-distancing is one's ability to reflect on past events/emotions as an objective observer.<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref> This improves one's ability to break away from a nonstop cycle of obsessive thinking and brooding.<ref>[https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health], PositivePsychology.com</ref>

* Improves one's awareness, perception and understanding of the relevance of events.<ref>[https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health], PositivePsychology.com</ref>

* Improves one's awareness, perception and understanding of the relevance of events (Creating coherent narratives of what has happened, etc.).<ref>[https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health], PositivePsychology.com</ref>

* It encourages [[goal setting]] and the achievement of goals.<ref>[https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-journals/ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals]</ref>  Journaling helps one categorize things one writes in a journal as important (Important enough to write down).<ref>[https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-journals/ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals]</ref> This helps also assist a person to be more receptive to opportunities that cause goal fulfillment.<ref>[https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-journals/ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals]</ref> In addition, it reinforces one's awareness of goal tracking in terms of the degree that one accomplishes goals.  

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