You can spend fifteen to twenty minutes (or longer) responding to each prompt, but research has shown that even two minutes of expressive writing can have therapeutic benefit. These prompts can meet you where you are. In condensed form, the prompts flow as follows: Prompt 1: Write about your deepest feelings about a difficult or traumatic event. Prompt 2: Keep writing about your feelings. Go deeper. Let it all out. Prompt 3: Now, consider the circumstances from a different perspective—write about this. Prompt 4: Finally, given everything you’ve written, write a cohesive narrative about what
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