Journal Questions
Journal Questions
2. What labels do I carry (e.g., student, daughter, friend)? How do they shape or limit me?
4. In what ways have I changed over the past five years?
10. What does my inner critic sound like, and what is it trying to protect?
18. Who brings out the most authentic version of me — and who doesn’t?
23. What does forgiveness mean to me — and who do I need to forgive (including myself)?
3. What would I say to a friend who felt unworthy — and why don’t I say it to myself?
4. What parts of myself have I been taught to undervalue — and what’s the truth about them?
5. What do I bring into the lives of others that they might not even realize?
🧘♀️ Self-Respect
6. What are my personal boundaries — and do I honor them?
10. In what situations do I shrink myself, and how can I reclaim space?
12. When have I felt proud of the person I was — not what I did?
🔥 Building Confidence
16. What am I capable of that I often overlook?
17. What have I done that once scared me, but I did it anyway?
19. What limiting belief is holding me back — and what’s a more empowering belief I could
choose?
20. What evidence can I find from my life that I can trust myself?
22. How do I want to feel about myself every morning when I wake up?
23. If my inner child could see me now, what would they say?
24. What truth about myself do I need to remember when I’m feeling insecure?
25. What is one kind thing I can say to myself today — and every day?
3. What feedback have I received from others that I’ve resisted or ignored?
4. When do I tend to react instead of respond — and what triggers that?
9. How do I handle discomfort, and what might I be avoiding because of it?
10. What’s something I often start but don’t finish — and why?
13. What skill, mindset, or habit do I know I need, but haven’t committed to yet?
14. In which area of life am I not giving my full effort — and what’s holding me back?
15. What’s one area where I keep repeating the same mistake?
🧠 Emotional & Mental Development
16. What kind of emotional reactions do I regret — and what usually triggers them?
18. Do I sometimes seek validation from others more than from myself? When and why?
19. What makes me feel insecure — and what lies behind that insecurity?
23. What’s something difficult I’ve learned about myself — and how can I use it to grow?
24. Who could I become if I worked through these struggles instead of avoiding them?
25. If I gave myself permission to fail without shame, what would I try to improve today?
2. What situations or people tend to trigger emotional reactions I later regret?
3. When I feel emotionally heavy, what do I usually do first — distract, react, numb, or express?
4. How do I know when I’m no longer emotionally balanced — what are the signs in my body,
thoughts, or actions?
7. Do I act differently when I feel observed during emotional moments versus when I’m alone?
Why?
8. What’s a recent time I lost emotional control — what did I feel, how did I act, and what do I
understand now about that moment?
9. When I’m emotionally overwhelmed, do I go into fight, flight, freeze, or fawn? What does that
look like in my behavior?
10. What story do I tell myself in emotionally intense moments? Is it always true?
13. What coping mechanisms or habits do I turn to — and do they help or hurt me?
15. What would it look like to feel my emotions fully, without letting them drive my decisions?
17. How do I want to respond (instead of react) in emotional situations going forward?
18. What does “emotional strength” mean to me — and how can I build it?
19. How can I remind myself, in a heated moment, that I have a choice in how I respond?
20. Who am I when I am emotionally balanced? How do I speak, act, and treat myself?
🌱 Integration & Emotional Growth
21. What have my strongest emotions taught me about my deeper values and wounds?
22. If I could sit beside my emotional self without trying to fix or silence her, what would she say?
23. What would it mean to trust my emotions — but not let them control me?
24. How do I want to handle emotions in the future — with presence, understanding, boundaries?
25. What’s one small thing I can do to support myself the next time I feel emotionally
overwhelmed?