Catharsis
Lately, the act of blogging has become a form of catharsis.
I can't quite explain it properly, nor do I understand why this is the case, but the very act of blogging about a depressing or negative situation / emotion somehow helps to decrease its power over me.
Maybe it's because blogging forces me to consciously wrestle with the problem and the emotions, and takes away the possibility of escaping or ignoring the situation. I no longer have the luxury of hiding my head in the sand and leaving the experience unprocessed or suppressed.
Or maybe it's because blogging forces me to categorize and label the experience, and the act of classifying an experience makes it more manageable somehow. It's kinda like the way a patient must feel when he finally gets a diagnosis for his illness after weeks or months of not knowing what the problem is. Somehow, just having a name for it gives you a better sense of control.
Whatever the case may be, I'm really grateful to the person who suggested that I start this blog. The timing is impeccable, given the challenges that I have been facing the past 8 and a half weeks, and the trials that still await in the 7 weeks ahead.
Thank you again.
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Posted by CF at 8:00 PM
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