Writing as a therapy
When I was a teen, I used to write about everything. I manly wrote about life, love, sad things and my challenging relationship with my parents. I used to have a facebook page where I posted all my notes and thoughts. It was a way to escape from the reality and it made me feel powerful and able to see things from a different prospective. I could say everything I wanted, I could type for hours just to make my soul less heavy. Looking back at that time, I think that helped me to practice my writing skills so much that I always thought writing was the easiest thing for me. I can say that today I am a good amatorial writer… in Italian of course.
I thought about trying to write in English in the same way, but I haven’t written much since then and I am not sure to be able to put my feelings and thoughts on “paper” again. Maybe I should give it a try and maybe I should start a little blog to practice my English writing skills. It was a good way to make me feel distressed and I regret not having the time to write as much as I would like to.
What about you? Have you ever tried to write about your feelings? Share your experiences!
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Writing as a Therapy *
When I was a teen, I used to write about everything. I mainly wrote about life, love, sad things, and my challenging relationship with my parents. I used to have a Facebook page where I posted all my notes and thoughts. It was a way to escape from the reality ** and it made me feel powerful and able to see things from a different perspective ***. I could say everything I wanted. I could type for hours just to make my soul less heavy. Looking back at that time, I think that helped me to practice my writing skills so much that I always thought writing was the easiest thing for me. I can say that today I am a good amateur writer… in Italian, of course.I thought about trying to write in English in the same way, but I haven’t written much since then and I am not sure to be that I am able to put my feelings and thoughts on “paper” again. Maybe I should give it a try and maybe I should start a little blog to practice my English writing skills. It was a good way to make me feel distressed less stressed (or, more at ease, more relaxed, more tranquil), and I regret not having the time to write as much as I would like to.
What about you? Have you ever tried to write about your feelings? Share your experiences!
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* Note the importance of capitalization with regard to titles. Also note that articles (i.e. a, an, the) are treated differently and are not capitalized, unless they appear at the beginning of the title. Sometimes, articles are omitted entirely, especially in newspaper titles.
** Note that "reality" does not necessarily require an article, not unless it pertains to a specific reality (such as, "the reality of living in the modern age", or "the reality of living with degenerative arthritis"). In this respect, it is much like the word "love", which does not require an article unless it refers to a specific type of love, such as "the love of mother for her child".
*** prospective = relating to or effective in the future (For example, if I am trying to sell my house, I invite prospective buyers to come take a look.) perspective = a point of view (For example, you view artwork from your own perspective.)
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Excellent work, Giulia! I kept a journal when I was young (in my twenties). It gave me an outlet for my creativity. That was long before the era of Facebook! :)
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Writing as a therapy
When I was a teen, I used to write about everything. I mainly wrote about life, love, sad things and my challenging relationship with my parents. I used to have a Facebook page where I posted all my notes and thoughts. It was a way to escape from the reality, and it made me feel powerful and able to see things from a different perspective. I could say everything I wanted, I could type for hours just to make my soul less heavy. Looking back at that time, I think that helped me to practise (in British English, althought the "c" version is good US Eng) my writing skills so much that I always thought writing was the easiest thing for me. I can say that today I am a good amateur (unless you really do mean "writer about love") writer… in Italian of course.I thought about trying to write in English in the same way, but I haven’t written much since then and I am not sure of being able to put my feelings and thoughts on “paper” again. Maybe I should give it a try, and maybe I should start a little blog to practise my English writing skills. It was a good way to make me feel de-stressed and I regret not having the time to write as much as I would like to.
What about you? Have you ever tried to write about your feelings? Share your experiences!
Good writing, Giulia. Maybe you could start a lightly fictionalised "diary" of a young woman ... a latter day Bridget Jones or Adrian Mole :) https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_pasticcio,_Bridget_Jones!_(romanzo) https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_diario_segreto_di_Adrian_Mole
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