Sunday November 10, 2024 | 10 Journaling prompts for anxiety | How to help a person who has selective mutism
10 journaling prompts for anxiety
1 — The elephant in the room
What is the thing that’s giving you the most trouble right now? What is the elephant in the room? Stare at it straight in the face and write it down. Describe it — where it came from, how it’s making you feel, what you would do about it if you could.
When I am physically unable speak, That is when I think people won't listen. But people who have ADHD/ADD like Jason is, that makes it much more challenging to me.
2 — Describing fears
Spend some time writing about one or two bigger fears you have. Let yourself really explore those fears for what they are. What do they feel like? What do they look like? Do they tend to crop up at certain times for you?
One of the biggest fears that I have is asking if I can buy things I mean big things. Another thing is asking if I can get an apartment. At least I won't have to worry about a cable bill because there quite a few out there like Roku that is free well to an extent. Like if I want Netflix or Hulu I would have to pay. The only other bill would be internet and cell phone. Oh and entergy bill.
So there is cable, internet, cell phone, and entergy. Anything else?
3 — Feelings & emotion
If you are feeling particularly emotional (be it sad, nervous, happy, or angry) about something, take some time to write about that emotion, what led you to feel it, and what you think it may mean for how you feel, overall. For example, if a family member told you they’d like to come and visit you and you found yourself feeling nervous about that, explore why that might be.
I don't know honestly I don't know. Feelings, emotions? Give me another example please.
4 — Let go of control
List all the things in your life that you cannot control, and therefore, you cannot change by worrying about them.
1. People 2. things
5 — Strength
Reflect on a few times in your life when you were particularly strong. Maybe you overcame something very difficult or trying, or perhaps you found yourself very nervous about something but you persevered and did it anyway.
No, because I know my parents would say no anyway. Example would be that if I know someone really well and they asked me to go on a cruise or something. My parents would say no to. Because if they can't go then neither should I.
6 — Write a letter
If you are feeling particularly anxious about another person, use your journal to compose a letter to that person where you say everything you feel about them. Don’t actually send the letter, and decide you won’t send it before you start writing. This will free you up to really be honest with yourself (and your journal) about how that person makes you feel.
Here is how to help a person with selective mutism. Take a person that the (mute) person can talk to go into a room with the door closed. Then gradually add another person in a room that (mute) person is unable to speak to with the person that the (mute) person is able to talk to. Then gradually make the person that the mute person can talk to leave the room. Now the mute person is able to talk to the new person.
7 — List it
Make a list — like a grocery list — of all the things that are weighing on you, whether they’re things that are worrying you or things that you fear. Putting these things in a journal may help you see them for what they are: separate of you as a person, and rather things that you are experiencing and that will, eventually, go away.
Saying no when you really mean yes.
Saying Yes, when you really mean no.
8 — It's OK not to know
What are you worried about that you definitively do not know the answer to, or do not know what the ultimate outcome will be? Write down, and recognize, that those things are elements of your life that you can’t see into the future to know the outcome of. Trust that it’s okay not to have the answers now, and know that you will be able to understand them when the time comes.
This has nothing to do with the question up there. I realized in today's world that no one really has any set bounderies. They say yes, when they really mean no and say no when they really mean yes. ugh! I don't know what I mean. Bottom line is that no one really does not have any bounderies in this world. Do they? Note: be gentle with boundary setting because this is my first time. I tell Nicki Rose when Nicki Rose(dog) and Happy(cat) play together. I tell Nicki Rose to be gentle with Happy because she's a cat. lol! Oh my dog and cat love to play together. OMG! They are so cute when they play together.
9 — Positive outcomes
Reflect on several decisions you’ve made in your life that have led to positive outcomes.
I don't realize that it led to positive outcomes. They were always negative outcomes. huh?
10 — Praise yourself
What is particularly laudable about you? If you were someone else and had to give a toast to you at an event, what would you say?
I can make jewelry.
I have an openness to change.
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