r/Journaling
2.2M members
r/Journaling is a subreddit with 2.2M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses journaling, journal, struggling, entry, and writing, and they frequently recommend/review journals, journal, and pen.
/r/Journaling is a subreddit dedicated to those who keep a handwritten journal.
Share photos of what you write, ask questions, and find inspiration here with like minded people.
Whatever you need we're a happy bunch, ready to grab a cup of coffee and write!
— Use an app? Check out r/digitaljournaling. Want to use Reddit as a journal? Check out r/DiaryofaRedditor. Make collages? Check out r/JournalingIsArt.
Popular Themes in r/Journaling
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Burned my journal"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Easiest way to dispose of journals/make pages unreadable?"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Anyone have any ideas for a “personal stats,” page?"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Finally starting my 'positivity' journal"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Journaling
#1
Journaling
: "Journaling for creativity upkeep"
176 posts
#2
Journal
: "20 years of Journals!"
94 posts
#3
Struggling
44 posts
#4
Entry
: "Yesterday's journal Entry after a relaxed day"
43 posts
#5
Writing
: "some pages from last years notebooks where pretty handWriting was not the goal"
36 posts
#6
Looking
27 posts
#7
Hate
: "Hate being vulnerable on paper"
24 posts
#8
Entries
: "Yesterday's Entries on my little yellow notebook"
16 posts
#9
Worst
13 posts
#10
Tired
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/Journaling
Journals
45 reviews
#1
Rhodia
5.0★ from 7 reviews
#2
Leuchtturm1917
4.8★ from 6 reviews
#3
Midori
5.0★ from 4 reviews
Journal
36 reviews
#1
Leuchtturm
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Amazon
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Rhodia
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Pen
28 reviews
#1
Pilot
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#2
Pentel
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Lamy
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/Journaling
#1
Just sharing
: "My favorite journal entry ever ❤️"
159 posts
#2
Question/Discussion
: "Removing social media, made me learned and fall in love with different hobbies."
30 posts
#3
Journal collection
: "20 years of journals!"
8 posts
#4
Prompts
: "Sharing my prompts journal session."
1 post
#5
Content warning
: "OLD entry: What does stops me from (TW)suicide? (If you don't understand my handwriting I transcripted it in the description)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Journaling
Yearly
+81k members(3.8%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026