
Counseling Department
Bethel Virtual Academy

Journaling


Power of Journling
Benefits of Journaling
Why Journaling?



Prompt Ideas
Taken from the Creative Resilience Counseling
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What is the best compliment you have ever received?
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In your opinion, what is the best song ever written?
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If you could know one thing about the future, what would it be?
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What is something you feel nervous about right now?
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What is your happiest memory?
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What is something that you did that you are proud of?
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I get mad when…
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What calms you down when you get mad or upset?
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What is something that went right today/this week?
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If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
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Name two ways you can show self-control at school, at work, or at home.
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What would be the title of your autobiography?
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If you had to pick one song to play continuously, non-stop, in the background of your life, what would it be?
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What is one item you can’t live without?
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If you could add, change, or cancel one rule in your school/work, what would it be?
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If you could add, change, or cancel one rule at home, what would it be?
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Who do you trust the most and why?
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Where do you feel the most safe and why?
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What is one word you would use to describe your family and why?
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How do you think others view you? Why?
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If you could travel back in time to three years ago and visit your younger self, what advice would you give yourself?
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What do you like the most about yourself?
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Tell about a time when you felt sad. What helped you get through it?
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What is the first symptom you notice when you feel mad? Stressed?
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Who is someone you consider a real-life hero and why?
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Who do you wish you had a better relationship with, and what would make it better?
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List 10 things that make you smile.
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When things seem tough, I want to remember ____.
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What is something that you have overcome?
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What do you think you life would look like if you didn’t have anxiety or depression (or something else)?
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Write the words that you need to hear.
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What does your best day look like?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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Build a list of 15 songs that can help change your mood.
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Write about three of your best talents.
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List three things that you would do if you weren’t afraid.
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What are five things that help you feel better when things are difficult?
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Write about 10 things you are grateful for.
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What is your favorite memory?
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Choose one thing that triggers your anxiety or depression, and write about a few ways that you can combat this trigger.
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What makes you happy?
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How do you define yourself?
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What is one fun fact about yourself?
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What is going right in my life?
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What’s bothering me? Why?
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One goal I want to set for myself this month…
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What does success look like to you?
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What makes you feel truly alive?
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What do you want your life to look like in five years? 10 years?
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What am I afraid of? Why?