You re the only one who s going to read it anyway. Describe the room around you, the weather, the view outside the window, memories from your childhood, the dream you had last night, the people you know, the people passing by on the street. You can vent your feelings and frustrations, pat yourself on the back, write down the funny stories you hear, record the daily events of your household. After days, weeks, months of regular journal keeping, you should find the process of writing getting easier. Words come to mind more easily.
Ideas connect with other ideas.
The anxiety of writing diminishes because it s become something more familiar. Books for writers. There are dozens of books about writing. Freeing the Writer Within . If you don t have time for a journal, the gentle art of the daily crossword puzzle is said to keep your vocabulary in tune.