Yes, writing down our feelings has helped me immensely. It causes one to think about, and ponder, a solution to your problem. I usually want to write a positive outcome, so I express my experiences with the love of Father Yahweh.
And, when I think about His love for me by forgiving all of my sin, through the faith I have in the blood of Jesus, my attitude and emotions change. I see my worth in Christ and begin to feel my words. They become life and health to me as they always, when speaking of Yeshua, bring delight to my soul!
I’ve been writing since I was 15, and now have 15 years worth of journals filled with pain, triumph, hope and helplessness. One thing I love most when reflecting is recognizing the heart that shines through just the same as when I first began—the love that fuels the drive to overcome. My love has always been mine and writing helps process the emotions and situations that try to take it away from me me.
my Attention is very much placed upon the Connection here, when it comes to our Awareness of our consciousness;Psychological consciousness practices+ Spiritual consciousness practices,what IS One really without the other.. there's definitely a Connection🫂❤️🩹🪷🕊️
😢i used to write, and people i lived with would read it and start angrily asking me questions about the things i wrote, i remember one would not even ask me what was wrong when i was sad or angry, he would just go check for my diary/ note book, i felt so violated and unsafe so i stopped writing
What I’d like to know is how the grad students’ blood composition changed. Was it a significant drop in cortisol levels, an improvement in immune function, etc.? Was a control group used and how big or small was the number of grad students? It sounds like a fascinating and promising study.
The thing is, I don't think it's just writing it. I think it's that someone cared enough to suggest that it was worth writing, so it gives you permission to think about it. It's a firm of validation, whether or not the other person actually reads what you wrote.
I used to write a lot and it was my place of solace even in pain, but the last two years were so horrible that writing just felt like reliving the experience and working myself up. I don’t know what happened.
I need to speak about things. Can't keep ALL life's challenges inside my head. When looking at move I had roo much 2 think about. So I made a list w 2 columns. PROS~CONS. Funny was some things switched colums after a few days. Told my 33 yo son to start writting categories on his iPad. He's just a ball of twisted yarn of ideas, emotions. Severe challenges ahead. Make r Break. Great idea 2 write about trauma. I'm ~70 and an acquaintance kept telling me if a memory popped up, not to voice it. Some were harsh when happened but it's history just like the good/fun memories. Some sad with no sting. Just history. But she said if I remembered at all, it was negative impact. I have spotty but very strong memories back to 4 yo. (The ocean Galveston.) I think ya'll are right, must process. If we dnt process we don't make eventual sense and learn about life to mature!
Thanks for this information. I'm just starting this process with my trauma therapist. It's been very triggering but I do feel better a day after our sessions.
Writing helps me because it makes me understand my thoughts and emotions. I can express them in a coherent manner. If I try to express myself verbally does it is like revving a car engine. However, when I write things down it is like allowing the emotions and thoughts an outlet. The release, of often what is a mess of thoughts and emotions, means I naturally feel calmer.
Just writing out my anxiety helps me drastically. I never realized how therapeutic writing in a journal or diary actually was. I find myself just writing out my thoughts in the middle of work to relax and quiet my thoughts now. Works like a charm. I'm happy to see it works for more complex issues as well. 😊
I've written and talked so much about my trauma that I'm kind of bored with it and no longer have much of a desire to unless I'm sharing my experiences with another sometimes (but even then I don't always like it) because it never really changes.
Writing about it doesn't really change anything because you can't go back into the past and undo it. You just live with it. And maybe when you think about it after decades of self reflection and years of being in counseling and medicated, you might work yourself into seeing the trauma thru a different lens, but that's not a guarantee.
Radical acceptance is something I'm working on instead. It seems more worthwhile to me, that and physically doing something, even studying or praying. I find if I absorb myself in the moment, I don't have the mind space to think about, then relive the trauma and spiral into a frozen mess. I'm AuDHD, so idk if that has anything to do with it. 💁♀️
I started writing during lockdown when my mother was dying. It helped, until it didn't. It feels like I got stuck in it. Now, I feel worse than I ever have. I honestly don't know what else to try because I've done everything.
I follow both of these women. They are both so intelligent, compassionate, and science based. Thank you for putting out all this great information for us. ❤
I'm a former foster youth who aged out of foster care in Ohio, and I've been sort of processing what happened to me by venting on forums and social media channels about foster care – and I'm not sure it makes me feel better, but it did help process what happened and makes me feel like I'm making a difference so the same thing won't happen to other kids. I'm not sure if just journaling would have the same impact.
I’ve always wanted to write a book about my life, but almost, fictionalize it in a way? include the real events, the real trauma, the real emotions, but to create a character other than myself to attach it all too. maybe it’s shame, maybe it’s wanting to detach from that version of myself, maybe it’s a little bit of both. but the crappy scraps Ive started and tossed out have already been so healing. I have never laughed this much, smiled so often, or even been as grateful to just be alive. I think the greatest thing we can do with our feelings is to create.
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Oh, I forgot I used to write since I was in elementary school. And I wrote poems and stories since high school. I stopped after I got married.
Yes, writing down our feelings has helped me immensely. It causes one to think about, and ponder, a solution to your problem. I usually want to write a positive outcome, so I express my experiences with the love of Father Yahweh.
And, when I think about His love for me by forgiving all of my sin, through the faith I have in the blood of Jesus, my attitude and emotions change. I see my worth in Christ and begin to feel my words. They become life and health to me as they always, when speaking of Yeshua, bring delight to my soul!
What does religious trauma from spiritual abuse do, especially when inflicted in childhood?
I ❤️The Crappy Childhood Fairy !!!
I’ve been writing since I was 15, and now have 15 years worth of journals filled with pain, triumph, hope and helplessness. One thing I love most when reflecting is recognizing the heart that shines through just the same as when I first began—the love that fuels the drive to overcome. My love has always been mine and writing helps process the emotions and situations that try to take it away from me me.
my Attention is very much placed upon the Connection here, when it comes to our Awareness of our consciousness;Psychological consciousness practices+ Spiritual consciousness practices,what IS One really without the other.. there's definitely a Connection🫂❤️🩹🪷🕊️
😢i used to write, and people i lived with would read it and start angrily asking me questions about the things i wrote, i remember one would not even ask me what was wrong when i was sad or angry, he would just go check for my diary/ note book, i felt so violated and unsafe so i stopped writing
It either really helps or really hurts.
What course?
Wow that’s very misleading
What I’d like to know is how the grad students’ blood composition changed. Was it a significant drop in cortisol levels, an improvement in immune function, etc.? Was a control group used and how big or small was the number of grad students? It sounds like a fascinating and promising study.
What if a person absolutely hates writing ?
The thing is, I don't think it's just writing it. I think it's that someone cared enough to suggest that it was worth writing, so it gives you permission to think about it. It's a firm of validation, whether or not the other person actually reads what you wrote.
I used to write a lot and it was my place of solace even in pain, but the last two years were so horrible that writing just felt like reliving the experience and working myself up. I don’t know what happened.
This is great information to have.
I need to speak about things. Can't keep ALL life's challenges inside my head. When looking at move I had roo much 2 think about. So I made a list w 2 columns. PROS~CONS. Funny was some things switched colums after a few days. Told my 33 yo son to start writting categories on his iPad. He's just a ball of twisted yarn of ideas, emotions. Severe challenges ahead. Make r Break. Great idea 2 write about trauma. I'm ~70 and an acquaintance kept telling me if a memory popped up, not to voice it. Some were harsh when happened but it's history just like the good/fun memories. Some sad with no sting. Just history. But she said if I remembered at all, it was negative impact. I have spotty but very strong memories back to 4 yo. (The ocean Galveston.) I think ya'll are right, must process. If we dnt process we don't make eventual sense and learn about life to mature!
Thanks for this information. I'm just starting this process with my trauma therapist. It's been very triggering but I do feel better a day after our sessions.
🎯👍🙏🏽🔥💕 May we all heal and thrive and flourish. 😘🌷🌺🌟🍎💛
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Music is therapy 😁
Writing helps me because it makes me understand my thoughts and emotions. I can express them in a coherent manner. If I try to express myself verbally does it is like revving a car engine. However, when I write things down it is like allowing the emotions and thoughts an outlet. The release, of often what is a mess of thoughts and emotions, means I naturally feel calmer.
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I love this woman. Thank you Fairy.
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Just writing out my anxiety helps me drastically. I never realized how therapeutic writing in a journal or diary actually was. I find myself just writing out my thoughts in the middle of work to relax and quiet my thoughts now. Works like a charm.
I'm happy to see it works for more complex issues as well. 😊
Whats the name of the woman's channel on top?
I've written and talked so much about my trauma that I'm kind of bored with it and no longer have much of a desire to unless I'm sharing my experiences with another sometimes (but even then I don't always like it) because it never really changes.
Writing about it doesn't really change anything because you can't go back into the past and undo it. You just live with it. And maybe when you think about it after decades of self reflection and years of being in counseling and medicated, you might work yourself into seeing the trauma thru a different lens, but that's not a guarantee.
Radical acceptance is something I'm working on instead. It seems more worthwhile to me, that and physically doing something, even studying or praying. I find if I absorb myself in the moment, I don't have the mind space to think about, then relive the trauma and spiral into a frozen mess. I'm AuDHD, so idk if that has anything to do with it. 💁♀️
I want to write but I'm afraid someone would read it. Father and brother read my private journal and messages when I was younger.
I make art. ❤
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Wow!!! I'm going to try that!! I'd thought about writing it all down to put my thoughts in order, but now I'm goung to do it!!😊
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Wow! Two of my favorite teachers in one place.
Thank you both for your good work!!
It’s a traffic jam in the brain 🧠
Very good information. Thank you
Wow. Two of my favorites to listen to when it comes to wellness and healing in one frame. Thank you. 🌿🕊️🙏🏽🙏🏽🌻
Thank you
The blood 🩸 composition changed!!!! What 😮 in the world?
But does that serve EVERY group the same comfort?
I started writing during lockdown when my mother was dying. It helped, until it didn't. It feels like I got stuck in it. Now, I feel worse than I ever have. I honestly don't know what else to try because I've done everything.
What is the name of the lady in read
I follow both of these women. They are both so intelligent, compassionate, and science based. Thank you for putting out all this great information for us. ❤
I'm a former foster youth who aged out of foster care in Ohio, and I've been sort of processing what happened to me by venting on forums and social media channels about foster care – and I'm not sure it makes me feel better, but it did help process what happened and makes me feel like I'm making a difference so the same thing won't happen to other kids. I'm not sure if just journaling would have the same impact.
I often catch myself daydreaming what life would be like if I was loved versus stuck in survival mode.
I’ve always wanted to write a book about my life, but almost, fictionalize it in a way? include the real events, the real trauma, the real emotions, but to create a character other than myself to attach it all too. maybe it’s shame, maybe it’s wanting to detach from that version of myself, maybe it’s a little bit of both. but the crappy scraps Ive started and tossed out have already been so healing. I have never laughed this much, smiled so often, or even been as grateful to just be alive. I think the greatest thing we can do with our feelings is to create.
What blood marker?
I can't pick just 1 event. Idk which is the worst.