Days go by and have their nuances. Accustomed to a fast-paced life without much depth, we avoid feeling things when we are uncomfortable out of self-protection. Writing as a tool for therapy and relief has helped me a lot. This has been known as therapeutic writing Have you heard what it is about? I’ve only heard about it a little, enough to get my attention. Out of curiosity I did some research and want to share my findings and how it’s been working for me.
Writing and draining with intention
It all started when I started working with a creative therapy program called “ The Artist’s Way ” by Julia Cameron. Many acquaintances and friends had worked with it and were rather surprised that I hadn’t heard of it . There, the core of that therapy is the morning pages,w hich I innocently thought was about letting go—because the author is a screenwriter and teacher—until “things” started to happen. As the days went by, what I wrote was not so “x” and although there was an express instruction not to have filters, nor to reread it, day after day I saw that I felt different . s if relieved, focused and, at peace. It was as if the process of writing allowed me to feel and organize my emotions to balance them.
Where is therapeutic writing said to come from?
Because someone must have thought of it. Well, yesterday, while doing an exercise in a seaming with someone trained in the subject, they mentioned that it is a conventional psychotherapy tool, from the Jungian school Googling, I found out that there is something called the ” Intensive Journal Method ” attributed to Ira Progoff, which involves writing with a guide of topics for the purpose of self-exploration of different aspects of life.
Writing, feeling, andd balancing are part of your process
It is certainly about taking action to observe yourself and look inward at the things that happen in your life. And when you take action, you reaffirm your responsibility to do things for yourself.
What everyone does recommend is that it be done under the following parameters.
- Preferably by hand. In a digital world, many of us have forgotten the great advantages of writing with a pencil and paper. The areas of our brain that are activated when we string together ideas with a keyboard are very different from those we use in ourwritingg.
- Take your time and do it in a comfortable space. It is an intimate and personal exercise, so do it in a quiet, pleasant place free of distractions.
- Do it periodically Daily, every other day… Define your rhythm! Although in the creative therapy I did, they recommend doing it every morning after getting up, find the time that is most convenient for you that allows you to do it with sustained frequency. That is if you want to have results with it.
- If you find yourself facing a lot of issues, seek help. A therapist, a coach, and xexternalsupport. What you write down will even give you enough clarity to discover those aspects that you can improve with that professional. It puts you one step ahead.
Try it! I hope that writing helps you clarify your feelings and balance your life better, as it did for me. Another thing I recommend is the posts on our blog that have to do with personal growth. There are countless tools that, in addition to this one, can be very effective for you. Highly recommended!