Journalling has been portrayed in TV shows and films as teenage girls writing in an overly doodled notebook with a padlock. Writing things like, ‘Dear diary’ and all about her most recent crush. This was definitely the image I had of journalling for many years. However, when my own mental health hit rock bottom at the start of the pandemic and lockdowns, I turned to journalling to help me cope — and what happened was life changing.
I have always struggled
