Third person journaling

[Human Mint]

I am living in a (kind of) hell these days, locked in some thoughts patterns too much. A constriction of emotion. I look forward to something that will help me ease, let go. And today i found something.

Today i was really holding on emotions and stuck in awful thoughts, so i mechanically took a paper to write down everything. There is so much that you'd need the whole day to write just a part of what needs to be expressed. I grabbed that paper and a pencil and started writing. Just usual things, like "i feel shity today, there is so much, i cant take it anymore bla bla bla" but it wasn't helping. So i changed the way of writing and started using the "i" as a protagonist of a third person story.

So it was something like: "He's afraid of so many things. He feels guilty and at the same time blame others because he thinks others are the reason of his insecurity. Afraid of encountering people. He feels as if vitality is only reserved to others and that he is one of the unfortunates that hasn't it. At least that's what he thinks ¿Is that his biggest bias? He doesn't know what fuels his energy"

Or:

"She doesn't know what to do with all of this. She calls her friends asking for help desperate and hopeless, and her friends are tired of her shit. She thinks that 'they're awful friends' for not knowing how to help. But maybe she is the one who doesn't understand how she puts herself in that situation. Maybe if she knew... ¿How can she learn? She asks to herself"

And so on an so fort...

Such a great practice i realized.

Emotions are huge. Facing them is too harsh sometimes. That's why this practice helps imo. It puts your awful situation in a neutral position, so you can rest a little.

You stop being controlled by your own naiveness this way. For the moment you're writing at least. But that's a big accomplishment anyways.

Edited February 20, 2022 by Human Mint

[John Paul]

Yes. I also did this. Like a text messenger between myself and God.

You can write: He doesn't fully understand _______ he needs to ________ it's amazing how humble you can be when it's not you you're taking accountability for

[Human Mint]

4 hours ago, John Paul said:

it's amazing how humble you can be when it's not you you're taking accountability for

Yes! more understanding and compassion towards yourself

[Human Mint]

Great for inspection of your mind activity aswell