You are right on with your views about writing, journaling and blogging. Not only do I engage in those helpful, anxiety-relieving and stress-reducing activities but I do others you mention. When I am angry with someone and cannot express myself, I sit down and write them a letter about how I see things. Sometimes I write angry responses to interactions which took place, or to someone who is angry with me and I do not understand why. These letters, no matter what they contain, never are mailed to the people I am addressing. They sit on my computer until I get over it and am ready and have had whatever discussion I needed to have with the person. Also, since I have been quite ill, with, among other things, severe bipolar disorder, it has been a blessing that I have been journaling all my life. This has helped me with my remember situations that have occurred a long time ago. I have everything written down. I know what happened in any situation from the even recent past, and I test this by talking about certain things with people and they say that they remember that and they talk about it and it is as I have it written in my journals. It is very helpful. I have no memory with all of the meds I am taking, and journaling does so many things for me that you mention. Thank you for an interesting article on a subject I sometimes find, not too many people are interested in. I am sure you have recruited people with your article. Thank you.
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You are right on with your views about writing, journaling and blogging. Not only do I engage in those helpful, anxiety-relieving and stress-reducing activities but I do others you mention. When I am angry with someone and cannot express myself, I sit down and write them a letter about how I see things. Sometimes I write angry responses to interactions which took place, or to someone who is angry with me and I do not understand why. These letters, no matter what they contain, never are mailed to the people I am addressing. They sit on my computer until I get over it and am ready and have had whatever discussion I needed to have with the person. Also, since I have been quite ill, with, among other things, severe bipolar disorder, it has been a blessing that I have been journaling all my life. This has helped me with my remember situations that have occurred a long time ago. I have everything written down. I know what happened in any situation from the even recent past, and I test this by talking about certain things with people and they say that they remember that and they talk about it and it is as I have it written in my journals. It is very helpful. I have no memory with all of the meds I am taking, and journaling does so many things for me that you mention. Thank you for an interesting article on a subject I sometimes find, not too many people are interested in. I am sure you have recruited people with your article. Thank you.
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