Workbooks and Mental Health Journaling

[Isadoorian]

Figured this would partially fit here as it doesn't exactly fit anywhere else

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for workbooks on Anxiety/Social Anxiety, and books on Mental Health Journaling? I ask as I stumbled upon these when browsing the Chapters-Indigo site the other night and have been intrigued since. I've tried asking in a couple other online groups I'm in with no answers from either, and figured someone here would likely have some recommendations.

Thank you in advance

 

[Peter Morrison]

Isadoorian, I have some ideas. Contact a large medical facility and speak with the administration in the area designated for emotional health treatment. They have knowledge of websites and printed materials that are useful for their patients. You are not asking for a prescription, so you don't need to get this information from an MD. You could also visit a huge bookstore and see what you can find there, or visit the bookstore of a medical school. Teachers usually have a lot of resources for information and practical use, and they have a natural desire to help. Best of luck.

 

[Au Naturel]

Mental Health Journaling could be assigned by a therapist or it could be something you start on your own. There's nothing special about it. You're just thinking on paper (or digital paper) so to speak. Writing things down clarifies them in your mind. It also gives you a way to track your emotional state over time.

This might be what you are looking for:

https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Health-Journal-Depression-Workbook/dp/1694973824

 

[Raggamuffin]

If you Google - printable CBT workbooks.

You'll find plenty.

Ed

 

[menander]

I never found them helpful but I know a man who was a dr and recommended ACT. Also DBT has a lot of texts, like the handbook for DBT. Because so much is social, I found they never helped me in a vacuum. But I think they could. Maybe I should try again because there is no reason they would not work.

 

[WolfSpirit]

I've always had a problem with this sort of prompted thing. It's part of my autism related language disorder issues. I do better writing on my own, when the thoughts cooperate, but I've always been very introspective, and good at writing out my thoughts and feelings once I realized that was even a thing.

I know that others find the guidance and/or education useful.

The only recommendation I have is The Feeling Good Handbook. I don't think it's quite what you're asking about, but it's one my autism specialist highly recommends, and says people find useful. I found a used copy, and I've flipped through about half of it, and decided there was a fair amount of good information in it, so it is currently hiding on my bookshelf.