Why I write . . .
Personally, writing is something that helps me. Writing is something that I have always enjoyed. You may find that if you try writing, it might help you in some way too. It has been proven that writing helps with mental health. It is another form of therapy, another form of art and expressing what is inside. Writing is my outlet and if it means that in the process I can help people as I write then I could not ask for more. Getting it all out feels good, like I have let go of something. It has the same effect as crying. I feel a little calmer afterwards. It calms the violet storms of my mind, just for a little while after.
Things like writing in a ‘journal’ is recommended by many therapists and this is because it can help others with depression to calm the mind and those loud thoughts/chaos that goes on each day. It is something anyone can do. The purest way to get all the thoughts and feeling out. It’s something that my therapist has always said to continue doing as much as I can. I have shared my writing and blog with her and she always encourages me to write as much as I can. When you write all the emotions come flooding and putting it on paper feels good. I write in my notebook, I write on ‘notes’ on my phone, I write on random scraps of paper or I type. If someone took your phone, most people generally hate other looking through their photos whereas me, everything I feel and think is written in my notes. I have too many, I write them and save. My thought, my feelings, good or bad I put them onto my notes on my phone. Oh, as well as the occasional shopping list or other.
There are some days when I don’t want to do a thing so writing becomes impossible but other days, when things seem a little clearer, I try and write how I feel and what is on my mind. I write poems, short stories, I write about my depression and mental health. I enjoy creative writing and I also write about the things that anger me about society and the things I wish I could change. I write for myself, to help, I write for you reading this. I hope it helps you. I write to let you know that you are not alone. I hope you find a little comfort in knowing that.
Some of my favourite quotes about writing by some of the greats:
“Writing is a medicine for your mind too . . .”
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter & bleed.” – Earnest Hemingway
“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.” – Graham Green
“Writing is the best way to walk without being interrupted.” – Jules Renard
“I shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear. My courage is reborn.” – Anne Frank
“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write,” – Martin Luther
“Writing is the painting of the voice” – Voltaire
Zo x
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