This is the form of therapy that we benefit the most, as bloggers. If we think about it, that’s why the writers write. They want to express what’s inside them and this eases their inner universe. The ideas or the pain get out and once the separation happened, the writers feel relieved.
A while back I wrote about the importance of having a personal journal. I’ve mentioned that “Through writing we’ll be training our mind to give a logical shape to those thoughts which is much easier to deal with compared with some shady thoughts” (the original post can be found here). Besides exteriorizing whatever’s inside that needs to get out, shaping those dragons and dealing with them one at a time is the biggest advantage writing therapy has over other types of therapy.
Of course, we can combine them to have the best and the most helpful approach. Btw, there I such thing as e-therapy, which is “the provision of professional mental health counseling services through the Internet. Services are typically offered via email, real-time chat, and video conferencing.” – Wikipedia
If we want to get better, we can find all sorts of ways. We just need to be willing to do the steps required to get better.
“Pulitzer Prize for Poetry finalist Bruce Weigl, a veteran of the Vietnam War, has discussed the therapeutic benefits of writing, especially when combined with other forms of therapy, for people coming to terms with traumatic experiences such as war. According to Weigl, “What it helps you do is externalize things, give a shape to it. And that’s what Denise Levertov kept telling me is that, Look, you control it now. It doesn’t control you anymore. You own it now.” – Wikipedia
Whatever we do, we just need to get the poison out before it starts messing us up from inside. Even if the messing up process began, we can still take the poison out and once it’s out, the time will heal the body.
What poison do you try to get out through writing?
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So true.
Thank you very much for your reblog! <3
This is true!
Thank you for reading! 😀
Thank you for your reblog! <3
Well written. Yes it is therapeutic and way to ventilate ur feelings in general.
Thank you! 🙂
thanks so much for this piece of knowledge! blessings
Thank you for reading and for sharing your thoughts!
Amazing! You have perfectly put words to the feelings I have towards blogging! It is truly a way of siphoning poison from the darkest places of my heart, brain and soul…
I write to say thoughts that have no spoken place in my life. I live alone, have no partner and my work colleagues are at best mindless background noise with no intellectual conversation in sight. I have lots of thoughts and ideas and I WANT them to be out there, not stuck in my head. Even if no-one reads it, the words are free and a part of the world. The start of my mental health problems stemmed from a Miscarriage in the first three weeks of my current (then new) job. Every day I am reminded of it. There is no escape from my grief even though it happened 3 years ago…
Whatever your reason to write, do it!
Luna xx
Wow! Thank you very much for sharing a part of your story! Written words have the ability to heal the soul 🙂
As someone who has taught writing and critical thinking to university students, I can tell you all about the cathartic nature of writing, especially writing in a personal, self-reflective journal. Your piece has inspired me to write a blog, in the very near future, on the therapeutic nature of keeping a journal.
Thank you! I’m continuously experiencing the cathartic nature of writing and I hope many people can start this and benefit from the influence.
Amen and amen again! 👏🏻🙌🏻❤️
😀 Thank you for reading and I’m glad you like it!
You know I’m not the girl you read about on my blog, I mean, that is me but it’s not the only me – it’s the pained me – if I couldn’t let it out here I’d be in trouble out there.
Great post
Thank you! Yes, it’s a part of you… not the whole you. We are more than words, but words can describe most of us if we want to.
Definitely was able to resonate with this! It’s so important to have this outlet of blogging. The special thing about blogging is that it simultaneously acts as a venting/ranting space and also, by nature, becomes a portfolio of our thoughts and selves that we (and others) can always refer back to.
Thanks for the post!
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Thank you very much for reading and for sharing your thoughts! Blogging also connects people 😀
That’s absolutely true. I do agree that writing besides helping us to put things out, it also shapes our thoughts. I feel like I’m back to the road after writing, if you know what I mean. It looks like my mind is organized.
That’s awesome! Writing has this effect because it frees space in our mind 🙂
I didn’t know about e-therapy! Thank you for informing me and others! I too find so much solace in writing out my feelings!
Thank you very much for reading and for sharing your thoughts! Since when did you start writing?
So interesting. My personal writing has always been cathartic and, now, I find writing fiction has the same palliative effects. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you very much for reading and for sharing a part of your experience! Keep the words going! 😀
I have always written fiction for myself. Recently I began to write out my grievances as a form of therapy and it has really helped.
I’m glad that helped you! In your opinion, why is writing so helpful?
Personally, as a form of escapism. I started writing during an awful time in my life and having a moment to write and pretend the rest is all a bad dream helped me get by.
I agree writing for expression mainly but also spilling out frustration creatively and exploring the world in different ways
Yes, exactly! Thank you! 🙂
PTSD and depression for sure! https://matthewstatler.org/2019/05/07/when-dark-depression-will-not-lift/
What difference did it make in your life?
Great post. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you for reading!
I used to write poetry and short stories simply because my attention span is short at times! Now I blog and that is similar. Journaling is great as well, I always encourage my clients to journal as often as possible just to build self-awareness and monitor progress. Great post, thanks!
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Thank you for reading! I totally agree with the journaling part! The more often, the better!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
This was really insightful. I had never thought of trying to use my writing for my mental state.
Thank you for reading! Try it and let me know if it works!
Writing a blog has definitely been therapeutic for me. It’s very different to writing for children, I love that also! It has been an important part of my health journey. Thank you 😊