How Journaling Can Be Helpful
A person going through grief needs space to mourn, to be angry, to be silent, to ponder, to be numb, and to feel. They need an avenue where they won’t be judged or misunderstood for feeling the way they do. It’s a little hard to find such space in a crowded world. This space, however, can be found in the empty pages of a personal journal.
By keeping a journal one can find release for a wide range of emotions. Often once you have written down what you are feeling you can begin to address them. By writing down your feelings, you can often identify where the feelings come from and sort them out better. By writing down your feelings, you can process them in a healthier way. Journaling can be the best way to begin the grief process.
Journaling can be very private. You can cry, scream, and curse in the privacy of your own space. There is no judgement in your journaling. The privacy of your own space provides a safe place to express every emotion as it surfaces with no feelings of guilt or shame and no walls. Journaling is a private affair; therefore, the writer is free to express everything that has been stuffed down inside. Journaling can set you free and help you release your feelings. Therapists often say that “if you write it you will own it”. All this means is that once it has been written down you get to face it head on and you no longer need to run from that emotion. You can process the emotion and be prepared to move on.
How about you? If you are grieving a loss, get a pen and write all those feelings down. Share your stories with me on the comments section below. I’d also love to share with you my personal journey of moving beyond grief. Check out my book, My Journey! You may also reach me via Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
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