Why do they suggest to pen down your feelings on a piece of paper

By : Nupur Kumari

Are you filled up with lots of emotions right now?  You want to shout out everything bothering your sweet little brain. Then, probably, you're just at the right place. 

Sometimes, life turns upside down and things go horribly wrong. This is when, when some of us, like me (a full filmy character) discover the director within ourselves and lots of stories starts popping up in our heads. I know, we are creative ones, but sometimes people judge us badly on this and don't take us seriously. This further leads us - building more and more thoughts, mostly negative, in our grey matter. 

This never helps. Because, we, as humans want to socialize and cannot live in isolation.

And this is the moment, where we have a lot to say, but nobody to listen. In this fast paced world, everybody is running their own race, with no time to spare for what you have to say. But, they come up with one solution every time we try sharing our feelings with them, and which is - Hey, why don't you pen down your feelings on a piece of paper.

Sadly, what they fail to understand is, we need a response too...

Till this very moment, I had a same feeling like you beautiful souls out there. And my mind always blabbered- 'Who is going to sit and write and say everything to a non-living diary, which doesn't even understand what am I talking about – forget responding – seems meaningless altogether.'

But, what if I told you that all those busy persons you wanted to share your feelings with and who didn’t have time to lend an ear, were in some way, right in their own space. Forget all of them. What if I told you - be the king/queen of your story and no one even trying to judge you! How cool is this? or how about being the only critic to your story! Isn't that great?

Friends, we, as humans, have the answers to every question under the sun. Don't believe me? Remind yourself of the time, when you provided answers to a friend's problem. When you squeezed them out of a spot with your sane suggestions.

If you had answers for them,you’ll have answers for yourself too! 

So pen down everything your intellectual mind has to say, and experience the amazing relief you get through this therapeutic exercise.

They say - " Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." Hey hey, hold on, that was strong. So why be the monster to your loved ones with all your accumulated feelings. Why not try writing down, relieving your stress and be the normal you with your loved ones.

While this is a personal experience, science backs it too!

Click on the link below and dive into the theory of reality on writing journals. 

Till then, wish you guys a happy and soulful writing, because sometimes, paper is your only listener.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Putting-Feelings-Into-Words-Produces-8047