31 Journal Prompts for Men

What is on your mind

1. 1.What is the biggest thing taking up space in your head right now?
2. 2.What problem have you been trying to solve on your own that you could ask for help with?
3. 3.What stressed you out this week, and how did you deal with it?
4. 4.What are you carrying that nobody else knows about?
5. 5.What has been bugging you that you have not said out loud?
6. 6.What would you tell your best mate if he were in your situation?

Emotions you do not usually talk about

1. 7.When was the last time you felt really sad, and what did you do with it?
2. 8.What makes you angry, and what feeling is usually underneath the anger?
3. 9.What did you learn growing up about how men are supposed to handle feelings?
4. 10.When do you feel lonely, even around other people?
5. 11.What are you afraid of that you would never admit in a group?
6. 12.What emotion do you find hardest to show?
7. 13.When did you last cry, and how did you feel about it?

Purpose and direction

1. 14.What gives your life a sense of purpose right now?
2. 15.Are you proud of how you spend most of your time? Why or why not?
3. 16.What kind of man do you want to be known as?
4. 17.What goal have you been putting off, and what is the real reason?
5. 18.What does success mean to you, separate from money or status?
6. 19.What would you do with your life if you were not worried about providing or proving anything?

Relationships and friendship

1. 20.Who are the friends you could call at 2am, and when did you last talk to them properly?
2. 21.How do you show the people you love that you care?
3. 22.What do you wish your father, or the men who raised you, had done differently?
4. 23.What is something you want to say to your partner or a family member but have not?
5. 24.How do you handle conflict in your relationships, and is it working?
6. 25.Which friendship do you want to put more effort into?

Health and strength

1. 26.How are you sleeping, eating, and moving these days, honestly?
2. 27.What does real strength look like to you beyond the physical?
3. 28.What habit is quietly costing you energy or health?
4. 29.When do you feel most calm and steady?
5. 30.What is one thing you could do this week to take better care of yourself?
6. 31.What would asking for help look like for you, and what makes it hard?

Tips that make it stick

• •Writing about feelings is not weakness. It is just thinking more clearly on paper.
• •Try going one level deeper than 'stressed' or 'fine.' Naming the exact feeling, like frustrated, disrespected, or lonely, makes it a lot easier to deal with.
• •If you are struggling with low mood, drinking more than usual, or thoughts of not being here, talk to a doctor or reach out to a crisis line.
• •Keep your journal somewhere private so you can be fully honest.

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