One way writing helps one emotionally is
in the area of catharsis which the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
(1998:176) defines as “the process of releasing strong feelings, e.g. through
drama or other artistic activities, as a way of providing relief from anger,
suffering, etc.”
When in an emotional state that disturbs
your equanimity, picking up a pen to write exactly how you feel is a sure way
of tranquilizing the storms in your mind. No matter the gibberish you may
write or how incoherent your thought-flow may be, simply pouring out your heart
on paper is able to sufficiently calm you down and prevent you from acting out
of place.
Another way you can use writing to
achieve an emotional end is by documenting your feelings of attraction or
affection for another person, usually the opposite sex. Such writings are
usually a better and more accurate representation of the depth of one’s feeling
than words of mouth can express. The rhythmical quality of such lettered
emotions are also poetic. That is why
Wordsworth describes poetry as ‘the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling
recollected in tranquility’.
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