Writing Is Therapy
- Imagination, creativity and awareness are natural defence systems in our body and mind against trauma but are largely ignored.
- Writing as a restorative tool is a scientifically recognized way to heal.
- Expressive writing makes sense of our otherwise chaotic thoughts and emotions and can take any form, be it poetry, journaling, memoirs or random notes.
- If we can tell a complete, complex and coherent story, we are no longer a victim, but a narrator or an observer.
- It may be the main reason why therapy works.
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