24 Interviews With People Who've Been Helped By Journaling

We have interviewed 24 people who have overcome struggles with the help of journaling. These stories show that journaling is one of the most powerful ways to overcome struggles of mental health.

Most recent stories of people helped by journaling

Breaking the Cycle of Fear and Avoidance: My Path to Managing Social Anxiety

Breaking the Cycle of Fear and Avoidance: My Path to Managing Social Anxiety

December 5, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Meditation, Mindfulness, Social support
Overcoming Neglect, Childhood Trauma and Abuse Through Careful Self-Improvement

Overcoming Neglect, Childhood Trauma and Abuse Through Careful Self-Improvement

August 6, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Self-improvement
How The Support of Others Helped Me Heal After a Mental Breakdown

How The Support of Others Helped Me Heal After a Mental Breakdown

March 28, 2024
Helped by: Journaling, Social support, Therapy

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I’ve interviewed 24 people who have been helped by journaling, and here are the top 5 struggles that these people have overcome:

  1. Anxiety (13 posts)
  2. Depression (10 posts)
  3. Childhood trauma (5 posts)
  4. Panic attacks (4 posts)
  5. Abuse (4 posts)

In our many years of publishing helpful mental health content, we always received questions from our readers about specific situations. While we have a lot of helpful tips to share on how to be happier, we simply can’t offer advice for every situation.

That’s why I’ve set out to interview folks with every type of mental health struggle. My job as an interviewer is to categorize these interviews and present them in a way that is most helpful to our readers.

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Case studies

Breaking the Cycle of Fear and Avoidance: My Path to Managing Social Anxiety

“I’ve always been good at putting on a brave face, especially at work-related events, so most people had no idea I was struggling. But inside, the anxiety would build up, and I often felt so overwhelmed that I had to leave early or run out after only a short time. Eventually, my anxiety reached a point where I’d either cancel last minute or break down in tears before even getting to the event.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Panic attacks

Helped by:
Journaling
Meditation
Mindfulness

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Case studies

Overcoming Neglect, Childhood Trauma and Abuse Through Careful Self-Improvement

“When I was 12 years old, my parents moved into their own place, along with my brother and sister. They left me with my grandparents. I could only see my family on weekends, and on Sunday evenings I would go back home. I was not able to build a normal relationship with my brother and sister. I even thought at one point that I was adopted, which was against all logic.”

Struggled with:
Abuse
Childhood trauma

Helped by:
Journaling
Self-improvement

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Case studies

How The Support of Others Helped Me Heal After a Mental Breakdown

“I do not recommend having a breakdown when trying to raise boys. I would cry, eat all the time, and feel like my brain was full of fuzz. I could barely function. There was that day when I got home from taking the kids to school, and thought to myself that if there was a gun in the house, someone else would have had to pick them up from school that day.”

Struggled with:
Depression
Divorce
Stress

Helped by:
Journaling

Therapy

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Case studies

Journaling and Therapy Helped Me After Surviving a Car Accident and a Late Pregnancy Loss

“I vividly remember one day a few months after getting hit by the car when I wondered if my life would ever feel peaceful, pain-free, or joyful again. I was simply getting in and out of the passenger seat of a vehicle, my whole body gripped with pain and stiffness when I experienced a flash of fear that my health would never improve.”

Struggled with:
Chronic pain
Depression
Grief
Physical trauma
PTSD

Helped by:
Journaling
Therapy

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Case studies

Dealing With ADHD and Anxiety And Becoming a Happier Me

“My immune system became very weak and I was sick nearly every week. Then, when I did feel better, my resting heart rate was so high I could hardly workout without worrying about my safety. On top of that, I started having issues with anxiety around people and new situations and began having panic attacks at night.”

Struggled with:
ADHD
Anxiety
Panic attacks

Helped by:
Journaling
Meditation
Self-Care
Self-improvement

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Case studies

How an ADHD Diagnosis Helped Me Understand My Life and Turn It Around With Therapy

“Oftentimes males are super hesitant to open up to strangers about their feelings and what they’ve got going on in their life. Yet, I took the approach of I need the help and this person is here to help me and this was one of the best things I could’ve done.”

Struggled with:
ADHD
Anxiety
Childhood trauma
Depression
Panic attacks

Helped by:
Journaling
Medication
Self-improvement

Therapy