30 Self-Care Journal Prompts to Boost Your Confidence

As a child, I vividly remember owning a High School Musical-themed diary with a padlock on it. Fiddling with the lock, running my fingers against the heavily pressed letters, and finally landing on a clean slate to work on—these were just some of the things I looked forward to every time I had to write. 

To be clear, I kept a journal not because I was keen on discussing my feelings. Instead, I believed that it was a just fad that all grade schoolers had to go through. With that feeble foundation, you can just imagine how easily my wide-eyed enthusiasm for writing about my emotions slowly turned into cold cynicism. 

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I convinced myself that keeping a diary simply wasn’t cool. In true teenage angst fashion, I bottled up my feelings inside, and blasted Fall Out Boy and Mayday Parade on shuffle. I used to walk past the shelves dedicated to Self-Care Journals whenever I pass by them at the local bookstore. “That’s something I’ll never need in my lifetime,” I remember laughing. Soon enough, I outgrew this mindset when I started taking care of myself.

I dipped a toe into the pool of self love when I first invested in a basic skincare routine. I thought, okay, my skin’s clearing up nicely but there’s still something fundamentally missing. It was then I realized that I also had to do some mental housekeeping to actually be my best self.

Some people inherently find the path to self-care early in their lives while some take a little bit longer. No matter where you are on your self-care journey, journaling proves to be one of the best ways to gain a positive mindset for the entire day.

Many people feel discouraged when keeping a journal because they have trouble thinking of topics to write about—but don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! Here are some of my favorite self-care prompts that help in keeping my turbulent thoughts at bay. Hopefully, these can help you too.

Journal Prompts for Self-Care

1. What are your 5 best personality traits?
2. Write 10 compliments to give yourself.
3. What words of affirmation do you need to hear today? 
4. When are you happiest?
5. What has been going well in your life lately?
6. What’s your vision for the next 2 years?
7. What’s something you’ve always wanted to do? What steps can you take to start?
8. What are your 3 best physical features? 
9. What’s the best life lesson you’ve learned so far?
10. In the past 5 years, what are the positive changes in your life?
11. What constitutes a perfect day for you?
12. What victories and achievements (no matter how small) are you proud of? 
13. List down 10 things you’re good at. 
14. What’s been holding you back on things you want to do lately?
15. What is something you should forgive yourself for?
16. Give five ways you can express self love each day.
17. What are you currently thankful for?
18. What parts of your life are you happy with?
19. Write 3 goals you intend to achieve by the end of the year.
20. What do you need to get off your chest today? 
21. What will you be telling your grandkids when they ask about the significant things you’ve done?
22. What’s something you thought you couldn’t do at the beginning, but did it anyway?
23. What doubts do you currently have and how can you ease them?
24. Write an encouraging letter to your future self.
25. How can you become a better version of yourself today? 
26. Write 15 positive affirmations to look back on whenever you’re feeling insecure.
27. What parts of your life would you want to work on?
28. Write a letter to your younger self forgiving all the past mistakes you’ve done while reassuring yourself that everything will turn out fine. 
29. What’s something you’re scared to admit out loud?
30. Recall a time in the past when you needed encouragement. What would you say to uplift yourself at that point in time?

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