Using Writing As An Outlet

Phoenix, Arizona
November 23, 2015 12:55am CST
Being a writer can mean many different things to many different people. As a writer, I love to be able to have an outlet for all of my feelings. I have so many things going on in my life and sometimes, I get the urge to write a journal entry or just write. Many times, my writings don’t make sense. They just ramble on about anything and everything until I feel like I have made my points. Sometimes, it takes me explaining my feelings in many different ways, in order for me to feel like I have completed my mission. I think that writing can be so powerful. There are so many different forms of writing someone can do and the options are endless.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
23 Nov 15
I agree that writing is powerful. I always write about my day and/or my dogs and family so I guess it is a way of journaling.
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• Phoenix, Arizona
23 Nov 15
Yes it is. Writing can help with so much as well as help you remember things in your life.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
25 Nov 15
@star_disgate Yes it can. I usually write about anything that comes to mind. Sometimes nothing comes to mind and I don't post that day.
@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Nov 15
I have a book on journaling and it say even art is a way of journaling. I used to journal daily and it is great therapy. Now I Mylot instead. So there are many different way to explain our feelings.
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@celticeagle (168327)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Nov 15
@star_disgate ....Yes, very.
• Phoenix, Arizona
23 Nov 15
That is tre. Sometimes I use painting as a way to show my feelings.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
23 Nov 15
I do like those urges. What I lack in is being a reader specially my own.
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@chance216 (280)
• United States
23 Nov 15
I agree, writing can be a great release of pressure and anxiety. It's like the words you write take some of the emotion you are feeling.
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• Phoenix, Arizona
23 Nov 15
I believe that is true. Sometimes those words come to life and hold what you feel.
@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
23 Nov 15
writing is a very tough job to do, i dont have talent for it
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• Phoenix, Arizona
23 Nov 15
We all have our own talents. I am sure there is something you are good at!
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@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
23 Nov 15
@star_disgate yeah there are many things i am good at, but writing isn't my exact area of expertise
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
24 Nov 15
I don't think of my writing as primarily expressing my feelings, but I'm sure I probably do it more than I think I do.
@KristenH (33393)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Nov 15
Writing is a great way to express your feelings, whether it's a diary entry, a song or poem, a short story or a novel, fiction or nonfiction. It's great therapy.
@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
23 Nov 15
I think explaining something in writing gives me a deeper understanding of it.
• Ireland
23 Nov 15
I couldn't agree more - i used journal writing a lot when i was first diagnosed with depression and i do think it helped a lot!