When someone says “start journaling” it doesn’t mean you have to write a book. Your journal can be used to make notes about what happened during the day or your feelings throughout the day. By journaling you may realize that your emotions tumble at the same time every day which can be used as a cue to change your daily routine.
If you have children and there are issues regarding custody you can use your journal to keep track of what is happening with your children, i.e. Dad didn’t pick up the children for his period of possession; Mom was late returning the children; one or the other parent kept the child home from school because they were running a temperature.
Also, use your journal to vent your frustrations. If you vent your frustrations in your journal you will be less likely to verbalize those frustrations in a negative manner. You will be able to see if there are any re-occurring triggers and/or themes and hopefully figure out how to deal with the issues causing the frustration.
