I have never noticed how powerful the tool of writing can be. Usually, you would think that by vocally expressing your feelings would make you better, but it can also be by simply taking some paper and a pen and just jot your thoughts and emotions out by writing. I feel that by having written that self reflection essay about the death of a loved one has helped me open up and feel more comfortable about the aspect of death itself.
It is interesting how we as human beings cope with things differently, and how we all learn different ways to move forward and continue our lives.
I completely agree! For my reflection paper I discussed my experience being in the hospital room when my great-grandmother died, a topic which I've never written about before. It really helped me to deal with issues I never realized that I had with death, and even got me to open up to my mom about how that experience affected me, and continues to affect me today as an adult. Writing is definitely a good way to "put it out there" how you feel and sort out those feelings without the discomfort of having anyone else know about it. I feel like it's a good doorway to getting people to verbally talk about death.
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