Is it just me or is journaling not as helpful as people say?

Hey, I just wanted to ask—am I the only one who feels this way or can someone relate?

And if you have any tips, please spill!

So, journaling has always been a struggle for me. There are a couple of reasons:

First, writing about what I went through earlier in the day often feels like reliving the same emotions all over again. For example, if I was scolded or insulted by someone in the morning and felt terrible about it, sitting down later to journal about it just brings back the pain and makes me cry again. It doesn’t feel productive—and again why would I put myself through it again?

Second, my thoughts move so fast in my head that trying to write them down feels like multitasking at high speed. Before I can finish writing one thought, 10 others pop up, and it gets really frustrating. I know journaling doesn’t have to make perfect sense and it’s okay to just brain dump, but even then, I find myself getting overwhelmed and fustrated

That said, I do write my feelings down when I need to communicate something important—like if I’m having issues with a friend, I’ll write it all out to help organize my thoughts before talking to them. So it’s not like I hate writing entirely, just the kind that feels emotionally heavy or hard to keep up with.

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