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Do you use a Wellness Journal?

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jan 29, 2022 | Replies (10)

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@colleenyoung

Laura, would you be willing to take a picture of your modified chart? It might be helpful for others to see a blank version (without your personal info in it).

I might also suggest buying a paper agenda/calendar. It's still January, so 2022 calendars should still be available to buy (and on sale perhaps). I like versions that allow space for notes. I set a monthly and/or weekly intention of what I hope to achieve - a goal. Because I don't really like tracking stuff in general, I try to keep my daily tracking very simple.

For each day, I mark 2 things. 1) a score out of 10 on my success in managing my goal and 2) an emoji for how I felt overall that day, happy face, straight line face or sad face.
If there was something specifically noteworthy like a new symptom or trigger or a new milestone, I'll write that down too.

Key for me is to keep it simple and consistent so I can eventually pick out the patterns.

What approach works for you guys? What's your goal this week?

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This is what I got from the Mayo. I made my own with wider spaces to write. I include plenty of rest time and try to not get discouraged if I have to rearrange my day. I've gotten pretty good a spreading everything out so I don't crash. It's been two weeks since I've needed a nap which is progress for me.