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![Your journal can contain immensities](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/illumination-5173540_640.jpg)*Yes, your journal can hold your thoughts, feelings, drawings, poetry, music, rage, whining and kindness. It can hold all that you are.*

Harnessing the power of your journal can have a profound impact on your life. With or without realizing it, starting a journal is to embark on a journey of self-discovery, personal empowerment, and recovery from various challenges. When you engage in journaling, you are opening the door to your vast conscious and unconscious mind.

By approaching your journal with honesty, regardless of your emotional state, your psyche will pay attention to your words. It will be there for you in times of pain, stress, rage, love, hate, confusion, sorrow, and frustration.

Your psyche knows. Your journal helps your conscious mind hold your experiences while giving your unconscious the opportunity to provide insights, facts, and energy that you cannot access otherwise.