Amazing Things Happen When You Share Personal Stories

We all benefit from hearing them

We crave intimacy. Whenever we resonate with another’s story, it brings us closer together. The ugly truths, our struggles, our triumphs, create a bridge between us. Writing about ourselves offers an opportunity to heal. We’re no longer alone in our suffering.

We discover bonus gifts from our courageous storytelling:

Sometimes our feelings come in multiple layers. We don’t know what will bubble up when we address our issues.

Feelings slosh around inside of us until we express them. They tend to be messy on the way out. We access our deeper emotions through writing, talking it out, or crying. None of it has to make sense. When we write for an audience, we might hesitate. We stifle our truth.

I suggest you write everything you feel, even if it sounds like jumbled nonsense at first. Return later with your editing eye and clarify your message. It’s a win-win situation. You’ve processed your feelings and shared them with someone else.

Sharing my life always feels like a healing balm. Even when I’m talking about painful stuff, it feels good to get it out. I diminish the power it had over me. The words on paper transform the story into something new. I finally release its hold.

When I share my process, I help others heal. We need to hear how someone else feels when they go through difficult life situations.

Sharing my past struggles brings me relief. I find hidden insight within the pages. Writing starts the healing process.

I change my behavior and my life improves. I express how it feels to want an unavailable person. I…

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