A bullet journal is also a tool that helps improve mental health. Users tailor these journals to their needs. A BuJo, as it is sometimes referred to, has a great advantage over a pre-made organizer. They are better than a checklist or to-dos and a calendar.
The creative process improves your mental wellbeing
The creative part of bullet journaling soothes my mind.
- Planning a new theme every month, watching videos of other people’s BuJo creations, and finally mapping and drawing out my own pages is cathartic.
Using a bullet journal to track your negative coping habits
There are a lot of coping habits we develop that are detrimental to our mental and physical wellbeing. A bullet journal allows you to track when you are acting in a way that is contrary to healing.
- It can be a minimalistic spread like this one by The Petite Planner.
Track Your Successes and Improvements
Every day write down one thing you did successfully
- Look for something you’ve improved and write it down with a note of how to make it better
- This practice is to help you, not condemn you
- Adapt different trackers and methods to suit needs
Improving productivity
When depressed, it’s hard to get the necessary basics of life done.
Track your diagnosis and symptoms to find trends in your mental health
Use a mental health and pain tracker based on Ms. McKenna’s Life Leverage’s tracker
