Comments on: Letting Go

By: Snowflake

Snowflake — Sun, 25 May 2008 11:27:08 +0000

Writing for therapy never worked for me. I tend to bottle up my feelings even when I’m writing and not be able to just write something down. So, in the end I’d write crap and still wouldn’t feel any better..

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By: Mad Scientist Matt

Mad Scientist Matt — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:33:08 +0000

I once tried to work out a particularly bad time by writing bitter poetry. It didn’t work for me; it seemed to make things hurt more. I remember reading a poem I’d written then later to a circle of poets, and got stunned silence. Finally a girl broke it by saying, “Wow, who do you hate?”

By: stamperdad

stamperdad — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:18:51 +0000

I have found the same thing about writing. Helps you take a somewhat objective look at things. I highly recommend writing for therapy, even if it is not intended for publication.

Steve

By: mamawriter

mamawriter — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:24:21 +0000

“It’s as though I needed to get it out of my system and let it go.”

I absolutely understand — and I’ve heard other writers talk about this, about how their first piece was the one they had to get out of their systems before they were free to move on and write other things, too.

And about feeling inadequate as a mother…I feel your pain on that one, too. Don’t we all?!

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:45:46 +0000

When I write, I write to escape to writing out the things that bother me will only force me to keep reliving them. It’s one of the reasons why I never kept a journal or diary because it gives you the chance to look back and relive a past you don’t necessarily want to relive. I’d rather deal with it and move on.

By: Laurie Ashton

Laurie Ashton — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:58 +0000

I kept a journal as a teenager and found it incredibly therapeutic. But then I burned them a few years later since there was so much ugliness in there that I didn’t want to carry forward into the rest of my life. Burning them helped me let go.

But there have been other times when I couldn’t write to save my life and as a therapeutic tool, it was useless.

I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer, except for a specific individual in a specific set of circumstances. I think it’s very much do what works best at that time.

By: Auria Cortes

Auria Cortes — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:39:03 +0000

Every time I start journaling, I stop just as quickly. It’s an activity that sounds good, but one I don’t keep up.

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By: freshhell

freshhell — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:27:58 +0000

I was never much of a diary writer or a journaler either but I did kind of “write out” problems through essays and fiction. Sometimes it’s nice to “fix” problems by allowing characters to solve them for us. In the process, I think it helps us to find closure in our lives. My blog allows me to work through things, express opinions, move on and grow. A little if not a lot. Nice post.