does writing down your feelings help?

I've heard that it very therapeutic to do so. Many counselors encourage recording one's feelings. I find that when I get a certain feeling I use it to write a poem about it. I use the feelings to inspire me to do something with it. I am always pleased with the results.

Hello, I think it definitely helps. When you go to a therapist with some kinda psychological problem, the therapist first tries to create a friendly environment so that you may vent your innermost thoughts. A therapist must grow intimacy and trust in order to treat his patient. Often just venting your thoughts completely cures you. Even if it doesn't, it surely reduces the stress situation. Now when you write down your feelings, you just express your innermost thoughts just as you could've done while conversing with your most intimate friend. This relieves you from a great portion of your burden and restores the courage and strength so that you may deal with your issues more effectively. This is especially useful for people who don't have enough time for social gatherings. Thanks. God bless you.

It depends. Sometimes things "sound" better when I write them out, other times, they seem worse than ever. I have written poetry that expressed things that I didn't even realize I was feeling, but recognized as soon as I wrote it. I think writing can be a form of self help and can help one deal with feelings that would otherwise be hard to deal with.

Writing my feelings down works on two levels for me. My emotions are expressed and I feel better. On the other hand, it also helps me analyse my emotions and figure out what the root cause is. This helps me in avoiding situations where those feelings could be triggered again or to stave off a conflict in the future.

this helped me when i used to do it, it give you away to vent your feelings just in case you want to do it in a wrong way

For me, it's really very helpful. Whenever i'm sad or happy, brokenhearted or in love, having problems or just simply enjoying life i write what i write what i feel. And whenever i read what i have written, it helps me get over anything bad that's happened to me, and in a way, it made me realize what the meaning of life really is. It made me understand the value of the people around me. And most of all, it made me what i am today - a better person than yesterday. =)

I've maintained a journal for years and it does help. It seems that once you write down a situation, you can view it more objectively. I probably don't use my journal as it is used in the traditional sense. I use it to write daily affirmations, to keep track of my progress on my goals and to write a gratitude list. Try it out. I think that you will enjoy it.

It really help specially at the time that you have nobody on your side to talk about your problems...

I think this is very helpful as you can re-read your thoughts back to yourself and basically figure out if you are heading in the right direction in life. Also coming back to them later you can see if anything was of great advantage. It also helps with truly expressing how you feel about certain aspects of your life that perhaps it is difficult to think but may be able to flow the thought on paper.

I would say writing down my feelings are therapeutic. At times when I am my negative self, I will pour my feelings writing them down as if I am flushing my toxins off my body and I feel good after that.