When you’re going through intense emotional pain or mental struggle, who’s the one person you turn to for support?

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caccoon · 36-40

I talk to friends I trust, my therapist, I post on here, I journal

Renkon · M

@caccoon How does journals help heal a person? Self reflection?

caccoon · 36-40

@Renkon I see it as a way to talk with myself in a tangible way

I can give myself comfort, I can problem solve, I can look at my words objectively

It took me a long time to find comfort in it, but now I really do feel a warmth when I pick up my journal, and it does help