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What do I want the texts I write to be? I’d like them to be birds flying high above the antennas of bustling cities, searching for food for thought. I’d like them to be poems read in one breath, rhythms without rules, or simply an internal log of various concerns seeking expression. Perhaps they could even be nothing at all.
There was a time in the past when everything felt black. I turned against myself and those around me—usually those who loved me, who tolerated me, and endured my outbursts. The truth is, I carried a lot of tension and turmoil that I couldn’t control. Art, back then as now, helped me decompress, but it wasn’t enough on its own. One night, I started writing down everything I had kept bottled up and wild inside me.
I wrote, and my words overflowed with intensity and negativity. Through my pen, these feelings transformed into denunciatory texts filled with darkness and dystopia. But that only fueled my anger further. Then one day, I had a bold, simple thought: I want to write something that ends on a positive note—a text where positivity prevails, a tremor of good vibes, a work filled with hopeful pathways rather than doomed dead ends.
I eventually realized how beautiful it is to find an outlet in writing and to channel your intensity into something creative and uplifting. Focusing on ending my texts with a positive message felt like an important step toward understanding and embracing life’s process. I came to see that art and writing—or the art of writing—hold a magical power: they offer us a space to express what we feel and help us find peace through the process.
As you put your thoughts into words, you come to understand that your anger and tension are parts of yourself that need care. The conscious effort to find a positive message at the end of your reflections helps you move forward, view life from a new perspective, and focus on solutions and opportunities rather than just problems. This is a valuable lesson worth sharing because it inspires others to see that change starts from within.
Every thought, every emotion—no matter how negative it may seem—can become a tool for personal growth.
Great thoughts! I can relate with you
Your anger and tension are parts of yourself that need care
I am constantly renewed and fascinated by the fact that the act of sharing myself through writing takes care of me and has the potential to reach beyond me
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I am constantly renewed and fascinated by the fact that the act of sharing myself through writing takes care of me and has the potential to reach beyond me
The same goes for me. As well as writing, psychotherapy has also been a great help to me.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Jan
While I was still in school, I had a therapist that recommended that I write about my thoughts. I was a little disappointed when I realized she would never read what I wrote but I had to tell her about it to discuss it (I wrote a lot). Apparently, the idea was just for me to write it down, not for her to read all of it. She was still great, though.
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My therapists had another approach. She never asked me to write my thoughts down. I did it because a friend of mine told me to. Her therapist had the same approach as yours.
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I used to have a lot of anger. I feel like I didn't have a whole lot of settings between rage and depression.
One of the things that helped was realizing that none of the things I was angry at gave one tiny shit about my anger. I was just punishing myself because my feelings weren't resolving anything.
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Have you managed to solve the problem of anger?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Jan
I wrote, and my words overflowed with intensity and negativity. Through my pen, these feelings transformed into denunciatory texts filled with darkness and dystopia.
I might dig up my old writings on paper. I used pen & paper because that made it feel more important. Almost wrote a book rambling about how cruel the world is haha
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Almost wrote a book rambling about how cruel the world is haha
You have to publish that book 😂😂
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