Blowing Out the Pipes

Writing gets me out of my head. I'm sure that's why therapists tell patients to journal. There's some sort of release...and then razor-sharp clarity that happens when you write those rolling thoughts down.

It's as if I have the A-ha! moment every time I go back and read what I wrote. For overthinkers such as myself, this practice blows out the pipes. The old purges and the new enters. Makes room for new information to flow in and fill in the empty spaces. You can't believe how many life-altering decisions I've made based off of my own writings.

I try to hide the evidence later because most of that information is confidential. It's just for me. I have found I do the same when writing stories. I pour some of my past into my characters. One of them will end up facing something I walked through.

Or will have a like reaction to an event the same as I had at one point in my life. Writing is cathartic on so many levels. Plus, when you're writing from experience, you're cutting a path for connection to your reader. Intertwined experiences or reactions can build a lasting relationship between the writer and the reader. Use it to make yourself a bestseller. Or to clear your mind. Whatever your purpose it can work for you!