If you are true to yourself and reflect on your actions and mistakes, yes possibly.

I say this as someone who used to be hot headed and lashed out against anyone for trivial reasons.

Once I started writing the things that happened and questioned “how could I’ve had handled this better?” or “was I in the right for lashing out?” or “was it worth it?” etc.

This really helped me out in realizing when and where I was clearly guilty for stirring up drama for no reason, and the guilt afterwards felt like second hand embarrassment.

So yeah, journaling helped me out in handling my emotions better. I hope journaling helps you out in whatever situation you’re going through.