Journaling through Anxiety

The daily tracking of thoughts  is a great intervention for depression and anxiety and it is often used in conjunction with CBT exercises.  Some clients really don't see the negativity and sometimes pervasiveness of their thinking. One of my professors mentioned that over the years he had helped many clients to realize the level of their negative thinking through daily charting of their thoughts.  For some, their negative thinking just seems "normal" and so they really don't know other ways of seeing life.  Further, this might have been occurring for years if not decades and thus it can take intentional effort in order to change the thoughts.

This is one of the reasons I encourage my own clients to journal. Do you journal?