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Originally Posted by Erock  I don't do a lot of journaling, and am thinking of doing it more. I'm just curious, has journaling helped anyone slow down or eliminate mental chatter by putting all of their ideas down on paper (or the computer)? |
Hi yes, it can be very effective. You may hear from other people that meditation is the best way, and while this is true, it's also true that if your mind is really full of noisy chatter, you will find it very difficult to settle down to meditate. In such a case, you may have more success with journalling than with meditation.
In either case, I find that exercise (eg running) is a good complementary way to burn up excess nervous energy, and then the mind settles.
With journalling, you can reach a point when you run out of things to write (because everything on your mind has been written down already). Then the mind will settle.