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Keeping a journal can be a priceless mental health tool. Asha Tarry, LMSW, psychotherapist and author of Adulting as a Millennial, finds that mild to moderately anxious clients who write in a journal at least once a day notice improvements in their thinking. You can opt to put pen to paper, type in the Notes app on your iPhone or record your thoughts in password-protected voice memos. Some prompts can help you identify strong feelings and bring awareness to your behaviors. What are you feeling? Where are you feeling your emotions? How did your feelings change during the day? What did you do with your feelings? Note the actions you took when you had strong emotions. Maybe you’re happy with how you’ve been handling your emotions. If not, consider small steps you can take to change your behaviors.