I Express Myself Through Writing
When you're deeply introverted, eventually you need an outlet for the thoughts and emotions that cascade inside and writing is the best way I'm able to express that. Even if I am in the frame of mind to talk to someone articulately, the words still communicate better through writing, so life online is where I've been able to have better connections with people due to that. It's not so easy to edit yourself out in the world and in person I may seem completely different at times having a habit of being quiet with others.
When especially strong feelings arise, it often leaves an imprint on me inside where I can later explore that in prose and discuss it in detail to hopefully give others some insight and understanding into their own lives. I guess that's a part of why we're here on SW, isn't it? Behind all these posts people want to be acknowledged by others who think and feel the same way and recognise themselves in others, or at least attract someone who appreciates what they're doing. Then we have people with different agendas.
Other ways in which I express myself through writing includes writing romantic poetry for my lovers and writing other kinds of poetry now and again, like for my father when he died where I read at his funeral. I've also made varying attempts to write fiction, with different degrees of success, drawing on such things as my experience with psychosis to tell a story.
Sometimes it's simply just for the therapeutic reason and even if no one will ever see what's been recorded, at least it's something to remind myself of who I was when I look back.
I think if this was taken away from me, I would be truly lost.
When especially strong feelings arise, it often leaves an imprint on me inside where I can later explore that in prose and discuss it in detail to hopefully give others some insight and understanding into their own lives. I guess that's a part of why we're here on SW, isn't it? Behind all these posts people want to be acknowledged by others who think and feel the same way and recognise themselves in others, or at least attract someone who appreciates what they're doing. Then we have people with different agendas.
Other ways in which I express myself through writing includes writing romantic poetry for my lovers and writing other kinds of poetry now and again, like for my father when he died where I read at his funeral. I've also made varying attempts to write fiction, with different degrees of success, drawing on such things as my experience with psychosis to tell a story.
Sometimes it's simply just for the therapeutic reason and even if no one will ever see what's been recorded, at least it's something to remind myself of who I was when I look back.
I think if this was taken away from me, I would be truly lost.
41-45, M
