Bekymre dig ikke om, at du ikke opfatter dig selv om som forfatter, (selv om du er). Bekymre dig ikke om at skabe en smuk, perfekt eller dybsindig sætming. Bekymre dig ikke engang om at skrive sætninger. Bare skriv fra dit hjerte. Hvordan det så end kommer til udtryk. Hvis du vil have noget struktur eller vejledning, er der nedenfor fem ideer, som man kan bruge til at udforske sine følelser gennem skrivning.
Skriv om din oplevelse af følelsen i tredje person.
Det giver dig noget afstand til følelsen og måske endog et andet perspektiv. Margarita har følt sig bekymret på det seneste. Restløs. Irritabel. Oprevet. Det er lige som hendes krop pulserer med elektricitet. Det er simpelt hen så ubehageligt. Alting bliver bare endnu en ting at bekymre sig om, at løse, at gøre...
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Write about your memories.
I came across this tip in a piece on penning memoir in the February 2016 issue of The Writer. It's a prompt from Susan K. Perry, author of Writing in Flow: Keys to Enhanced Creativity. To explore childhood memories, she suggests we "think in terms of specific emotional high points" and consider these questions: When did I feel most afraid or confused? When did I feel shame? When did I feel most embarrassed, sad, angry? Write one paragraph for each question. Then pick one paragraph, and develop it into a scene.
Give the emotion to a character.
That is, write about a character who's completely different from you but who's feeling the same exact emotion. Describe this character. Describe the emotion. Talk about why they're feeling this way. Talk about why they have a hard time feeling their feelings. Talk about what they'll do to cope with it (in a healthy way).
Write about your feelings regularly.
In a notebook, divide one piece of paper into five columns. Title the first column "date" (and write the date you're feeling this feeling). Title the second column "feeling." Title the third column "What this feeling looks like." Title the fourth column "What this feeling feels like." Title the fifth column "cause" or "why I'm feeling this way." Any time you're feeling any kind of feeling, write it down in your notebook. The nice thing is that you can return to your writing, and look for patterns, deepening your understanding of your emotions and of yourself. This might help you cope better. It might help you make wiser, more supportive decisions for yourself. Maybe you feel similar feelings on certain days or weeks. Maybe your feelings are connected to one cause (e.g., your job; a certain person; lack of solid boundaries; not sleeping or resting enough). Maybe your sadness looks very similar to your anger, and both are really about disappointment or grief.
Write about your emotion like you're writing a children's book.
Sometimes we hide behind big, complicated words. Sometimes we aren't even sure what we're feeling (which is totally common, normal and understandable). Try to simplify. Make your writing as clear and straightforward as possible. Focus on the bare essentials. Write so that a child reading this book could understand where you're coming from. Write as plainly as you can.
Start with the exercise that feels easiest (or most interesting) to you. Or adapt an exercise so it works better for you. Go slow. Ease into it.
I know this can be hard, especially when we're dealing with painful emotions. So maybe you start with a different, lighter emotion. An emotion that doesn't feel explosive or all-consuming or so heavy. In other words, start where you can. Start where you are.
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