Aware Living Now by Women Telling Their Stories

 Did You Know Writing About Stress Helps?

Stress causes 95% of our visits to general practitioners. Writing about stress gives those clogging emotions and life experiences a place to go: the blank page. Write while you are as connected to the emotion as possible, whether it be suffering, disappointment, frustration, grief, etc. Write stream of consciousness which means write it with no censoring. Do not stop if you misspell a word or forgot to capitalize. Just write. Write fast so the mind can't sensor and keep going until you have said everything you are thinking and feeling. Then drink a glass of water, take a short walk or hot shower and relax. If writing stirs up too much emotion, take a break. Run cool water over your hands, step outside and get a breath of fresh air, then go back and finish writing. Write at least three days in a row. 

I have been writing every day since June 1972 and I see the power of writing out emotions and mental frustrations. People have asked me over the years what they should do with their writing because they are afraid family members will see it. Well, you can shred it, burn it, bury it, save it. You can do whatever you want to with it. Just do it!

Statistics show that people sleep better, reactivate a deadened appetite, and get more energetic when they have allowed themselves to face and acknowledge how they feel and what they think.

Write and be well. Keep your pen moving,

Blessings, Jan