If you’ve tried any of my journal prompts or followed along with us on @xoenneagram, then you know how powerful I think journaling is for all of us, no matter our Enneagram types. When I was working on my first book, My Enneagram Journal, I asked our followers to share their personal benefits of journaling, along with their Enneagram type. It was so lovely to see how many of you find journaling to be important for your own self-growth and exploration, whether you use it to spark inspiration or simply journal for self care. Curious about starting a journaling practice? Here’s what our community has to say!
My latest book, Enneagram Empowerment / Photo by @charityvictoria
benefits of journaling for your enneagram type
Enneagram Ones Say Journaling Helps Me
Relax and unwind
Calm my inner perfectionist
Let go of insecurities
Unpack and process my emotions
Slow down and reflect
Be me without having to be right
Allow myself to be messy
Feel less overwhelmed
Remember that I am enough
Alleviate my anxiety
Enneagram Twos Say Journaling Helps Me
Identify how I feel and what I need
Figure out which feelings are mine and which are others
Offload heavy feelings and relieve stress
Let go of burdens that aren’t mine to carry
Recenter myself and feel sure about who I am
Learn to self-soothe and feel light
Let go of guilt and shame
Release my stress
Enneagram Threes Say Journaling Helps Me
Slow down
Clear my head
Feel a release
Realize who I truly am
Focus on who I want to be
Get in touch with my feelings
Feel relief from the inner to-do list
Keep track of my ideas
Enjoy the present
Cultivate gratitude
Enneagram Fours Say Journaling Helps Me
Process my emotions
Get grounded
Feel more secure and self-assured
See the bigger picture
Get emotional release
Focus on the positive
Sort fact from feeling
Express myself freely
Stir creativity
See the beauty of my story
Enneagram Fives Say Journaling Helps Me
Understand what I’m feeling
Find positive and negative patterns in my life
Cultivate excitement and hope for the future
Remember what I’m learning
Take action
Process my emotions
Connect with myself in the present
Connect the dots between feelings and experiences
Enneagram Sixes Say Say Journaling Helps Me
Get grounded in reality
Feel calm
Release fears and worries
Declutter my brain
Figure out what I think and believe
Grow gratitude
Let unhelpful thoughts go
Relieve anxiety
Focus on the good
Feel more self-assured
Enneagram Sevens Say Say Journaling Helps Me
Be in the present
Slow down and take a breath
Realize what I’m feeling
Feel calm
Navigate painful feelings
Feel more focused
Alleviate depression
Stay organized
Enneagram Eights Say Journaling Helps Me
Name my emotions
Become more self-aware
Express my anger in a safe way
Increase hopefulness
Practice vulnerability
Get a huge release
Relieve the pressure
Calm my anxiety
Feel uplifted
Ground myself in compassion
Enneagram Nines Say Journaling Helps Me
Identify what I think and feel
Feel motivated
Stop merging and be myself
Act on my goals
Feel energized and excited
Organize my thoughts
Remember meaningful moments
Look back and see growth
Focus on my priorities
Feel sure about who I am
Remember, it’s completely fine if you resonate with words from another Enneagram type than you–we are complex beings, after all. No matter what the benefits of journaling are to you personally, if you find it a healthy practice, then make time for it!
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