Freewriting is defined as writing without stopping to think about it and without worrying about proper grammar and punctuation. The photo above says Freewriting can be fun and helpful with mental health.
This is true because no matter what it is that you write, putting it down on paper can get it out of your head. And getting something out of your head leaves more room to learn more and also alleviates stress. So let’s say that you are stressed over something. Grab a journal or some paper and just write what is in your head. It doesn’t have to make sense and you don’t have to worry about how it looks. Just write it.
If the only thing that you have in your head at the time, for example, is, I hate my life! Write it down over and over again. But when you get done with writing that, stop and really think about why you hate your life. Write the reasons down over and over. Then on a different page write down positive words such as I love my cat, flowers are pretty, or I’m thankful that I’m healthy.
Now go back to the first things you wrote such as, I hate my life. Do you still feel that way after writing the positive words? If you do, then write more positive words. By writing down positive words you see them on the paper. When you see them, it registers in your brain as a good thing because most generally you feel good when you think about them. For example, a fuzzy bunny. Who doesn’t feel a little happy when you think of a fuzzy bunny?
When you free-write it is almost like yelling out a bunch of stuff that doesn’t necessarily make sense. If you have ever done that, you know that most of the time you feel better afterward. When writing it, you can do it anywhere because it is a form of yelling, only silent.
Even if you don’t have anything stressful to write, writing any words help to direct your busy mind in a different direction. For example, frog, grass, tv, water. These are just a few words that for some reason I had just floating in my head. What good are they right now? I have no idea, but it directed my thinking in a different direction and sometimes we need that.
Directional Experiment
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