1452+ ‘You’ Writing Prompts
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Soothing Practices
Write about a self-care routine or relaxation technique that you’re grateful for.
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Caring Relationships
Think of a person who makes you feel loved and safe, and write about your interactions with them.
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Appreciating Personal Growth
Write about a difficult situation you overcame and the growth you experienced from it.
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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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Journey into Calmness
Write a detailed account of a specific moment when you felt completely at ease and calm.
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Journey Visualization
Visualize your anxiety as a journey and write about the landscape, challenges and milestones.
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Friendly Interactions
Recount an experience where a friend or loved one provided you with a feeling of safety and comfort.
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Challenging Catastrophic Thoughts
Write about a recent situation when you felt overwhelmed by anxiety, and challenge irrational or catastrophic thoughts related to it.
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Escaping Through Visualization
Write about an imaginary safe and peaceful place where you can retreat from anxiety.
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Navigating Internal Weather
Describe your anxiety as if it were a type of weather, paying close attention to associated sensations and emotions.
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The ABCs of Self-Soothing
Create an A-Z list of self-care activities or practices that help you to manage your anxiety.
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Unraveling Anxiety Triggers
Write about an incident or event that triggers your anxiety and discuss how you feel before, during, and after the trigger.
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Soothing Tides
Visualize yourself by the ocean, watching the ebb and flow of the tide. Write about this experience and its impact on your emotional state.
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Animal Transformation
Decide upon an animal that symbolizes tranquility and peace to you. Describe how it would feel to transform into this animal.
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Journey of a Feather
Imagine you’re a feather gently floating in the wind. Write about the journey you undertake.
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Breaking Anxiety Patterns
Detail a moment when you broke free from a pattern that usually triggers your anxiety.
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Fear Fighters
Write down a fear or worry that you have and next to it write down three things you can do to combat that fear or worry.
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Anxiety Hero Tales
Visualize your anxiety as a villain or monster and write a story where you conquer it.
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Serenity Scenes
Visualize a place or situation that brings you peace and serenity, and describe it in detail.
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The Root of Anxiety
Write about a specific event or situation that caused you anxiety. Explore the root cause of this emotion and how you reacted to it.
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Scan Your Body
Close your eyes and spend a few minutes scanning your body from top to toe. Write about any areas where you feel anxiety.
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Mindful Breathing and Feelings
Focus on your breath for a few moments and then write down your thoughts and feelings in the moment.
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Monster in the Mirror
Imagine if your anxiety manifested as a physical creature. Describe it, then write a dialogue between you and it.
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Labyrinth of Fears
Draw and describe a fictional ‘maze of fears’, including what would be featured in each section.
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Frame the Nightmare
Describe a recurring nightmare or anxiety dream, and attempt to interpret its possible meanings.
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Riding the Wave
Describe a difficult situation you’ve overcome and the self-loving affirmations it led you to discover.
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Crafting Confidence
Pen down the moments you felt most confident and the positive affirmations related to those moments.
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Crystalize Calm
Write about a calm and peaceful place that you can mentally retreat to whenever you feel anxious.
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Safe Space Imagery
Create an imagery of your safe space or a place that calms you, and describe how it makes you feel.
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Reframing Perspective
Write about a recent situation that made you anxious, then re-write it in a more positive or balanced light.
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Future Reflections
Write a letter to your future self about how you’re feeling right now and ask questions.
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Conversation with Anxiety
Write a dialogue between yourself and your anxiety. Ask questions, express your feelings and listen to its responses.
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Present to Past
Write a letter to your past self, explaining how you feel now and giving advice for the situations you know they will face.
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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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Boat Adrift
Imagine you are in a boat and lost at sea, describe how you feel and what is happening around you.
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The Swirl of Overthinking
Describe an instance of overthinking and analyze the effects it had on your state of mind.
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Breaking Down Worry Chains
Write about a worry you have and break it down into the smaller, individual worries that form it.
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Strength in Vulnerability
Reflect on a recent anxiety attack and write about how you survived it, emphasizing your strength and resilience.
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The Fear Journal
Make a list of your fears, then for each fear, write a hypothetical situation where you successfully cope with it.
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Sounding the Alarm
Create a letter to your anxiety, expressing how it makes you feel and how you wish it could be different.
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In the Eye of The Storm
Describe what an anxiety attack feels like to you. Detail the physical sensations, thoughts, and feelings.
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Spotlighting Support Systems
Write about the people who help you navigate moments of anxiety and stress.
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Documenting Daily Apprehensions
Write about your daily worries and how they influence your daily routine.
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The Letter of Reassurance
Compose a letter to your future self providing advice on navigating an anxious period.
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Facing Fear
Choose a fear or anxiety you have and write a short story where you confront and overcome this fear.
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Identifying Anxiety Triggers
Jot down situations or factors that evoke feelings of anxiety within you.
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The ‘What if?’ Oracle
Create a list of ‘What if?’ questions that trigger your anxiety and answer them.
