Do you write "unsent" letters?

I used to do that kinda thing when I was a teenager but once someone took the letter which I tore up in many pieces, out of the trash, taped it up and read it. I was very upset that they did that and I was complaining to someone who said that if I didn't want people to see it, I should not have wrote it. Though I thought that was rude to said to me at the time, I see it now. If it isn't something you want to show them later then don't write it. Cause they just might get a hold of it. I think that writing is a very good why to express how you feel and it can make you feel better. But I would either express it as a poem, or "fictional" so that if in the event someone finds it, it is just your writings. If you still want to write your feelings as a letter directly to the person. Make sure you totally destroy it like burning it, if you truely do not want the person to read it.

Actually not. I've never done this sort of things. Maybe I will choose to post some comment articles on the BBS.site. But I think there must be some other ways to solve the problem.

I do write letters that I never send just to get something out that seems to bother me or confess something just jot down what might be bothering me and then burn the letter it helps some!

Yes, actually I do. Sometimes I just like to write down everything that I'm feeling. Sometimes I will even write poetry to help express my feelings. I have wrote many letters in the past that I never mailed though. I think it is a good way to get things off of your chest without having to actually tell someone and then later thinking, "Man, how stupid was I to say this or that".

I have done this. I would write letters to whomever, knowing they would not get them, then, after I re-read them myself, and I felt that my feeling were clearly out, I would tear them up into little pieces and throw them away. For me, that was my way of getting it ou tin the open and then putting it in the past for good.

I wrote a love note once to a guy that i always wondered 'what could have been'. I destroyed it afterwards. I knew i would never send it, but every time i see that guy i write one. I love my husband very much and i cherish what we have, i wouldnt want him to find one and think i had the intention of cheating, because i really dont! it just feels good to write out the feelings ill never speak of. kinda sad isnt it?

I have been thinking about doing something like this but it never gets done I have too much other things to do. I did it when I was a teenager to ex's.

I hardly do this. Anything that I will write gets sent off. But, I do write unsent letters in my mind. I try to plan all of the things that I will say to the person on the letter before writing to them. This helps me create a good letter to be sent off to them.

Hrmmm. Sometimes my journal is like that, but yes I have done this before. I just stick them away maybe one day when I am gone they can read them or something.

Yup, I've done that many years back. I had broken off with a boyfriend, and was very sad and depressed - I wrote many letters, none of them sent (fortunately). I supposed writing these letters let me express my frustrations - let off steam! I recovered from the heartbreak, and after that I had shredded all those letters.

I do this all the time! I'm a very sensitive person, but sometimes have a hard time expressing my emotions, esp. if I'm angry or hurt. These letters are usually written in one notebook and I keep them for as long as I need to. Sometimes I find the strength to express my feelings later on, and when that happens, I destroy the letter. Writing allows me to say exactly what I want to say, without being interrupted or attacked. Sometimes you just have to get something off your chest and writing can be the only means possible. It really does help!

It's funny that I ran across this particular discussion. I've written several over the past few months. Some I throw away. I rant and rave, vent all my emotions and then just toss it. But there are others I keep. I keep the ones that express my feelings for another that I can't be with. In this way, I can tell the recipient my deepest emotions, thoughts, dreams and desires. Sometimes it's hard to say things verbally, they come out all wrong. It's easier for me to write the words. It can be intensely effective.

Well it may seem strange to some people but not me. I write unsent letters all the time, they are a great way to release feelings that would otherwise get bottled up. Sometimes we need to express those feeling in order to work them out. I write unsent letters when I am really angry, sad, happy, in love, or just plan bored. I got into the habit when I was younger and it is something that has just stuck with me through the years. I would love to pass this on to my children when they are old enough, I think it is a very healthy thing to do and can even help resolve some issues that can't be solved otherwise.

To help with stress and get things off my chest that I don't feel like confronting someone on I do write unsent letters. It's cathartic. Anything that helps me feel less stressed is GREAT.

I have written most of those during high school but, I slowly got rid of the habit when I stepped into college. It has its advantages and disadvantages. I don't get rid of those unsent letters that I composed. Most often, I write them on pieces of paper or in that binded notebook that I made. I don't indicate to whom I particularly write to. An adjective that describes the person is good enough indicator so that, no one else would figure out whom I am writing about.. I wonder when will I write something like that again. (^_^ )

My personal blog had some posts kinda unsent letters. I thought the person I wrote about would never read it. He was not the kind that read blogs online or other things. But then one day talking to him he told me he read them all. I simply changed the subject. Will never know what he thought about it. What I know is that I posted the real truth about the way I felt there.

Yes.. in fact, i have a small journal where i write my feelings.. you know, it helps most especially when you want to express your anger, anxiety, problems, etc.. it's somewhat my shock absorber.. i've written a lot of notes expressing my anger towards life.. life is unfair.. i've been living a life full of anxiety, stress, problems(particularly health related ones)..

Well I had written an unsent letter to my best friend.I still remeber the day I received her frist letter after she changed school.It's very long.She told me that her new classmates didn't like her and there was no one here she could confide in.I knew she was looking to hearing from me soon, but I didn't do that.I have been too busy to find time to answer her letter in time.A few months later,I written a reply to her,but I didn't have enough courage to sent it.

Yeah I do that all the time. I find that it is very therapeutic ^_^.

I used to be the queen of this kind of letter writing! The last time I was in a situation where I needed to work something out I started working on a letter and I could barely get the sentences organized. After a while I realized I no longer needed to approach the resolution to situations this way. I had a talk with the subject of my situation and everything was cool. There was no need to dredge up all that other stuff, but it took a while to get to that point -- for both of us.