Worry for Nothing: Guided Anxiety Journal, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Mental Health Journal, Anxiety Relief & Self Care, Journal for Men & Women, Mental Health Gifts

I am super finicky about journals and notebooks. This is a lovely volume to use for CBT thinking. Helpful prompts that make you think things thru.

I don't normally leave reviews, but this book is a treasure. Most journals I've found go overboard in their attempt to provide an organized structure and it becomes overwhelming. The layout of this journal is clean in appearance. It provides structure without overwhelming my senses. It is undated, so it doesn't burden me with an additional commitment. I can use it as often or as little as I want. I love the random check-in pages that force me to stop and reflect on my progress. This book provides a game plan which helps prevent impulsivity and it lays out a roadmap to better understand my thought process and identify ways of managing emotions more effectively.I have paired this with a daily planner that is also undated, very clean in appearance, and well structured (Panda Planner). I thought I would hate having a collection of books, but I actually like it. It provides the structure I need without being overwhelmed. It's like having a separate textbook for different subjects.

I know it sounds extreme to say that this journal changed my teenagers life, but it did. She writes in this journal everyday. She was battling with extreme depression and lonelieness. Very deep emotions for such a sweet young girl and alot of negative thoughts plaguing her. I purchased this for her because I was terrified of what would happen if I did not intervene. She needed a safe place to work out her emotions and her thoughts. I gave it to her Sep 5. I told her that it was her safe place to write down whatever she wanted and I’d check it to be sure she was using it but I pinky promised her that I’d never ever read it. She filled the entire thing and a little more than a month. I’ve now purchased 5.I love how discreet it is and how it prompts you to think through your issue. It’s easily customizable or it just can be left blank. It’s about the size of a composition notebook.

I really enjoy this little notebook. Small and subtle, I take it with me to work because work can also cause me to need to stop and process a moment discretely while looking like I'm taking notes so that I can react more professionally and not emotionally. This book not only takes the time to go through the CBT process at the beginning, gives a pre-printed example on how to use it, and reminds you CBT processing isn't to create a positive outlook on an emotionally displeasing situation, it just makes it so your outlook a more realistic. It's stopped be a couple of times from not emotionally reacting. The exterior material of the journal is kind of rough, and weather that was on purpose or not, it would ground me and remind me I'm holding a tool that can help me process this situation, but that may just something I experienced.My biggest nit-pick is the pages are thin so using a gel pen, which are my favorite, can be hit and miss and can bleed through. It is on the smaller side so if you can find a pen that allows to to write smaller it could help, but again the size, I think, helps it feel more discrete, so pros and cons of course. I do recommend this journal ☺

I love this journal! It starts with a clear explanation of how it works, and even includes an example entry to show you how to use it effectively.I added stickers to the front of mine because that's how I roll, and use it whenever I get bad thoughts or something happens that triggers negative emotions. I don't use it everyday, I use it when I notice negative thoughts.I have done around six entries so far, and it has always helped. Sometimes it helps more than I thought possible.I have noticed that two to three times I wrote down something I wished I could do, but hadn't done. Without fail, the next day I do THE THING.This process has taught me (more clearly and effectively than years of therapy) how to logically work through non logical emotions.I realized last night that using the journal to tackle emotions head on actually settles and resolved them better than endlessly tossing them around my head or just distracting myself does.Watching Ted Lasso only helped for an hour, writing out my situation, feelings, automatic and negative thoughts, evidence for and against these thoughts, and an alternative thoughts helped. I could finally lay the issue down.If you like feeling better, it you experience automatic negative thoughts like "I'm bad," or "I caused this to happen" buy this.They say it's not a replacement for a therapist, and I agree. It doesn't give you feedback. It's not a person, and the questions and format never change. But if you already have done therapy, or haven't because it seems daunting, or you need something right now, please try this!

Need to vent out and talk about your issues? This is the journal for you! Unironically i got this journal because my then girlfriend then ex wanted me to get it to talk about my issues (being her but she didnt know i knew LOL) good journal, really helped me solidify my reason to leave her 😂