Are there any specific journaling topics to write about

Certainly what Baseball says - finding the rage and the shames and the losses that we first experienced as children is what helped me turn an important corner. And I didn't even have a dysfunctional childhood! It's just a function of being human.

But this is why I like the SEP as the starting point for most people who are new at all of this (including myself back when) - the SEP is all about the writing exercises, starting with suggested topics for list-making, and introducting different types of writing.

 

Here are a couple of older articles that I came across recently - with interesting viewpoints about journaling, and things you might journal about.

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/this-simple-habit-will-make-you-more-emotionally-resilient-according-to-science.html (Want to Be Emotionally Resilient? Science Says Do This)

https://qz.com/1034450/accepting-your-darkest-emotions-is-the-key-to-psychological-health/ (Accepting your darkest emotions is the key to psychological health)