When People Engage In Expressive Writing
There are people who will argue that engaging in expressive writing on the regular basis is not healthy way to deal with emotional distress. This is due to the association writing has with obsessiveness and over analyzing of the meaning of certain things that occur in life. Cruder, when asked if she thought expressive writing causes people to be too invested in their thoughts says, “people can get stuck in their head and overthink when they are trying to write.” Expressive writing does involve a lot of honesty with one’s self, and sometimes the truth may be too much too handle. That is why it is important for people to flesh out their emotions through writing when they feel ready. Once an individual is ready to engage in expressive writing,