*squints* Blogger?
Is that you??
HI!!!!
This is indeed NOT a mirage, but ME actually posting a new
blog!
I have had several people become worried about me after
reading my past few short stories (in combination with everything I’ve been
through the past year, I kind of don’t blame them.) Yes, it’s true that writers
channel their aggressions, fears, and sadness into their writing, but here’s
the thing: WE’RE WRITERS. Our imaginations are INSANE, and we take our feelings
and put them into stories or songs, and they tend to get elaborated in the
process.
Take Taylor Swift, for example. Just by listening to her
past three records, you would think she’s a batshit crazy, obsessive,
“I’ll-boil-your-bunny” type of
girlfriend. I think she’s actually a really nice girl. But she’s a writer. It’s
the only way we know how to get our emotions out of our bodies so we can move
on.
Writing is the most cathartic thing in the world to me. It
is better than any kind of professional therapy, because when I write, I literally
feel whatever it is that’s bothering me leave my soul.
Last week, I had quite a terrible break-down-and-cry sort of
day. It was thanks to a
culmination of things—work, student loans, lack of sleep, and a sinus infection
(among other things)—but I was feeling completely overwhelmed and stressed out
with my life. I had a short story due, so instead of working on my manuscript,
I opened a completely blank page and just started writing.
I never know
where I’m going with my short stories until they’re almost done, and when I got
to the end of this one, I realized that I wanted it to have a happy ending. But
I couldn’t bring myself to end it happily because of everything I’d put up with
that day. So I tortured my character emotionally, and IT MADE ME FEEL BETTER.
My mood took a complete turn in the opposite direction, because not only had I
just found a way to get the sadness out of my head, I’d just written something
I was pretty proud of.
So even if you aren’t a writer, YOU SHOULD WRITE. I am FIRM
believer that saying how you feel on paper will always make you feel better.
When I’m mad, I’ll open a blank word document and just type until I’ve said
everything I want to say. Who cares about spelling or punctuation or correct
grammar? It doesn’t matter. I’m telling you that getting it out of your mind—where
it’s poisoning your thoughts—is the key to staying happy. Type it up, read it,
delete it (or save it if you want to!) and I promise you’ll be able to move on
with your life and forget about whatever it was that upsetting you.
So go write your feelings! Now!
