30-Day Neuroplasticity Challenge

Expressing my thoughts through writing is something I never thought I’d do, especially not daily. My 30-day neuroplasticity challenge was to express my daily emotions at the end of each day through journaling. When I first began journaling my daily thoughts at night, I thought it was very rewarding. It allowed me to write down everything important that happened on the day, and it let me express my thoughts about each event. I felt my emotions release when I vented my notes. I’ve never had a coping tool at my disposal like it before, as I was able to express my most personal thoughts. I started facing challenges about four days ago. On my fourth and fifth day, I forgot to journal altogether simply because I was busier. I was experiencing more …show more content…
To combat my journaling fatigue, I began to journal and express my thoughts mid-day and at night. I would split up my events so that if I missed journaling at night, it would be easier for me to just journal the next day around lunchtime. If I missed my mid-day journaling, I would just express all of my thoughts at the end of the day, like at the beginning of the challenge. After a couple of weeks of journaling, I noticed my general mood improving. I have high levels of anxiety, but I notice myself worrying less. This may be an obvious benefit, but still one I enjoyed. As a result, my mood has greatly improved. I consider writing down three things I’m grateful for in the guided learning activities to be a form of journaling, so I included those things in my journaling. I wrote down again what I’m grateful for, but I also expressed why I’m grateful for what I wrote down. I noticed myself becoming somewhat happier. Regarding neuroplasticity, I believe journaling for 30 days helped me experience functional neuroplasticity. The repetitive daily task of writing down my thoughts strengthens certain pathways between the neurons in my

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