Writing With Feeling

How I define myself as an emotional writer

I battle mental illness issues daily, and there are times where both my anxiety and depression have me feeling like I’m drowning in sadness.

Being a sensitive person has always become natural to me. Being a person who feels such complex, empathetic emotions has helped me write with such passion. In a world where sensitivity is considered a weakness, I view it as a strength.

Being sensitive in regards to my feelings has made me much more empathetic towards the feelings of others. Mainly, I write about what I see as inspiring and heartfelt, but there are occasions where I write about the hard things in life.

I battle mental illness issues daily, and there are times where both my anxiety and depression have me feeling like I’m drowning in sadness. It’s very burdensome for me to openly talk about these feelings with others, so I turn to write and share how I feel through poetry or narrative essays.

I also like to write about my mental health issues not only to have a healthy outlet for these heavy feelings but to also show others that they aren’t alone in this.

I want to bring an authentic voice by writing about how I feel more. I’d like to be remembered by being open about how you truly feel, being open about getting the help you or the people you care about need, and that it’s okay not to always be okay.

I don’t want to keep how I feel inside because there are people out there who genuinely care and wish to help me through difficult times. Who knows, perhaps one day I’ll start a creative feeling blog where I let these feelings be shown to others, and for others to share how they feel too.

Writing with feeling will always be a huge part of who I am, and it’s time that I let that be shown.

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