How Journaling Helps You Understand Your Emotional Triggers so we can ask ourselves... "Why Did I React Like THAT?"
This is Episode 4 of Series 5 of The Journaling Guy Podcast, and today, I'm asking talking about Emotional Triggers and how we react to them.
For example, the moment when something happens and you react and then perhaps five minutes later, an hour later or even the following day, you think to yourself “Why the bloody hell did I react like THAT?”
THIS WEEK’S MISSION IS:
So, this week, I want you to catch one reaction. Just one.
Then, when you’ve got a little bit of distance from it, open your Journal and write:
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED?
WHAT DID I FEEL?
WHAT DID I TELL MYSELF IT MEANT?
WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE TRUE?
And then stop. Don’t try to fix yourself. Don’t turn it into homework. Just read what you’ve written and ask: “What do I notice?”
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As Always...
"Keep writing, keep noticing, and keep showing up for yourself."
Matt.
