160+ ‘Map’ Writing Prompts
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Time Map
Graph out the hours of your day and allocate time blocks for each task, then describe how you feel about this layout.
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Mapping Emotions
Create an emotional map of your body, detailing where you feel your depression the most and the least.
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Coping Mechanism Map
Write about a stressful incident from the past week and the coping mechanisms you turned to.
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Mapping Life Path
Create a map that represents your life journey so far. Detail out the highs, the lows, and the decisions that led you to where you are today.
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Triangle Theory
Map out the triangle of intimacy, passion, and commitment in your relationships.
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Map Your Self-Image
Create a visual or written ‘map’ of your current self-image, including both positive and negative components.
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Morphing Dreams and Goals
Reflect changes in your dreams and goals over time.
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Neglected Nouns
Choose three areas of your life that you think need improvement, but you always put off working on.
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Mapping Milestones
Reflect and write about significant markers of your personal growth in the past year.
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Obstacle Mapping
Identify a current challenge or problem you are facing and map the obstacles involved.
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The Emotional Roller Coaster
Write about a day you experienced a range of strong, differing emotions.
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Envisioning Positivity
Visualize your ideal future—everything from career to personal relationships to daily routines.
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The Battlefield of Emotions
Draw a map of your emotions during challenging periods in your recovery journey.
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Mapping Recovery Milestones
Create a timeline marking your journey towards recovery with milestones and moments that have significantly shaped your path.
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Map of Aspirations
Write about your dreams and aspirations, how they changed over time, and how they correspond with your present reality.
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Mapping Wellness Goals
Describe your physical health and fitness goals and how you plan to achieve them.
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Emotion Mapping
Draw a map of your emotions, colouring in areas that correspond to various emotional states.
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Mapping out the Maze
Create a visual map of your emotions and thoughts, exploring their roots and impacts.
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The Happiness Chart
Map out the occasions when you felt truly happy. What were you doing? Who were you with? Try to decipher a pattern or a factor that triggers happiness.
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Mapping Your Emotions
Create an emotional map of a typical day, detailing the moments that elicit any strong feelings in you.
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Mapping Emotional Landscapes
Create a visual or descriptive map of your emotions you experience throughout a typical day.
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Mapping Emotional Journey
Chart out your emotions pre-breakup, during the breakup, and post-breakup.
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Map of Resilience
Draw a road map of your life and mark out points where you’ve faced significant challenges.
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Pathway to Forgiveness
Write a roadmap for forgiving yourself or someone else who contributed to your emotional pain.
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Charting Happiness
Create a Happiness Map – a detailed guide to all the things in your life that bring you joy.
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The Impact Quadrant
Map your four most impactful fun journal prompts onto a quadrant – one for each – fun, introspective, surprising and transformative.
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
Visualize and describe a ‘happy place’ where depression doesn’t exist. Then describe the journey one needs to undertake to reach this place.
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Mind-Mapping Depression
Draw a mind-map of your thoughts and feelings, then write about any patterns or certain tendencies you see.
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Road Map to Recovery
Write about the measures, paths, and strategies you’ve adopted to cope with depression.
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Mapping Desolation
Draw a map of your mind during a depressive episode, earmarking specific points of interest.
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Map of Emotional Boundaries
Write about an event where you felt your emotional boundaries were crossed.
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The Anxiety Body Map
Draw an outline of your body and fill in areas where you physically feel your anxiety.
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Constructing Anxiety Scales
Define your personal anxiety scale, and map out what each level feels like for you.
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Mind Map of Anxiety
Draw a mind map starting with ‘Anxiety’ in the center. Add emotions, triggers, and coping strategies branching out from the center.
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Mapping Your Anxiety
Create a map of your experiences with anxiety, marking ‘landmarks’ of specific instances or triggers.
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Mapping Anxiety
Draw a map of your anxiety, sketching out the different regions each representing a particular anxiety or fear. Write about the geography of your personal “Anxiety Land”.
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Mapping The Anxiety Territory
Write about what anxiety feels like for you, tracing its path through your body and emotions.
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Treasure Hunt Extravaganza
Imagine discovering an old, mysterious map leading to a hidden treasure and outline the adventure in pursuit of it.
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Mysterious Map to Unknown Destiny
An ancient map surfaces, leading your protagonist on a quest to a hidden destination with untold treasures or secret powers.
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Veil of Memories
Imagine a map woven from memories with the one you lost, and describe your journey through it.
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Path of Personal Development
Trace your personal development over the years, focusing on key life lessons and growth.