5-Day Journaling Exercise: Can I have an Extra Helping of Poison, Please?
Theme: What poison are you swallowing? Identify, explore, and heal toxic internal narratives and emotional patterns.
Day 1: Naming Your Poison Pills
What negative beliefs do you repeat to yourself that you know are untrue or harmful?
Where did they come from?
Which one is the loudest in your head right now?
Day 2: The Internal Monologue Loop
What does your inner dialogue sound like when you make a mistake or feel vulnerable?
How would it sound if it were kind and honest instead?
Day 3: Emotional Ice Cream Sundaes
What emotional “comfort foods” or habits do you reach for to avoid deeper feelings?
What do they help you avoid?
How do you feel after? Do they actually help or not, and how so?
Day 4: From Rant to Resolution
When you vent or spiral, do you feel clearer or more entrenched?
What’s the difference between processing and poisoning your own system?
What could you try instead?
Day 5: A Spoon on the Table
What’s one “poisonous” habit, thought, or narrative you’re ready to put down today?
What will you pick up in its place?