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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 10, 2023 | Replies (33)

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@aissa2 Like you, writing has been a saving grace for me all my life. From a very young age there was always paper and pen near me. Journaling, poetry, observations. I still have all the writings, and continue to write almost everyday. I have also written technical manuals and legal reports, marveling how 26 letters and grammar can be turned and twisted. In the mid-90s I took an Ira Progoff Intensive Journaling Workshop and discovered the power of non-dominant handwriting. Wow!

Being able to address issues in manners that are comfortable to us, when the subject is not comfortable at all, is key to healing and moving beyond that which may hold us back.
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Totally I agree. Now, I have always since very young marveled at words, their sound, and their etymology. Before I knew of the power of the alphabet even, I used to think of words, still today, I find myself writing words and amazed at not only their meaning, but they fit perfectly into what I am writing and I had not known they would do so beforehand at times. So, I have always loved words, the sound of them, their meaning, and their origins. I took a course once called History of the English Language. It was quite boring, but it was also at the same time overall a course that did not dull my fascination with words, how they are used, and their power. Have you found that even in today's time, you are not swayed by those who are proficient in making speeches because you can sense and know that they are just using words in such as way as to purposely be persuasive? A couple of days ago, I was told the word "chuffed." I have never before that moment heard of the word and yet its synonyms are those we have been using since young and probably often. Believe I would have also been interested in the Progoff Intensive Journaling Workshop, but being that I am lefthanded and only two percent of the population is such, I still revel in my uniqueness too much.