Journal Prompts for When You Can’t Settle the F Down
Ever sit down in your own house and instantly want to get up again? That restless “should I move, should I clean, should I leave?” loop? Yeah. That’s survival brain doing laps.
TL;DR:
These journaling prompts help when you feel too restless to relax. They get the noise out of your head and onto paper so you can breathe for five minutes.
Prompts:
Right now, what’s my body trying to do (move, scan, fidget)?
What’s the worst thing I think will happen if I stop moving?
If I could put this restlessness into words or images, what would it look like?
What’s one corner of my space that already feels like mine?
What do I need to remind myself of to stay here, just for today?
I used to think I just had “too much energy.” Nope. That was hypervigilance, plain and simple. Journaling has given me a way to dump it out before it spun me in circles.
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