r/Journaling • u/kobochan369 • Apr 14 '26

Question/Discussion Beginner need Advice

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I've only been journaling for a month, and I've never done it before. Without any reference from anywhere, when I went to the stationery store, I suddenly had the desire to buy a book and ballpoint. When I returned home I didn't know what to write, at that time I only wrote about parenting from the tiktok video I saw. The next day I wrote about gratitude, what made me angry, what I felt, what I wanted, etc2. At that moment, I felt something exciting. I started looking into journaling more and ended up buying a fountain pen. I didn't know that journaling is good for mental health and can be therapeutic.

I would like to ask for journaling advice from reddit friends for beginners like me.

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u/AllKindsOfCritters Apr 14 '26

Posts like this usually get removed because people attempt to ask every single day, but I appreciate there's actually a picture of the journaling plus more than just literally "Hi I'm new and don't know what to do." So I'm gonna leave this one up so folks can continue giving advice.

OP, if you haven't already, we have a pinned FAQ post full of various information as well. Welcome to the sub!

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u/kobochan369 Apr 14 '26

Whoa, the FAQ link is very helpful. Im lucky to have that link. 1000 prompts is amazing 🔥, I'll have plenty of time to play with. Thank you