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Writing For Emotional Balance: A Guided Journal To Help You Manage Overwhelming Emotions
Writing For Emotional Balance A Guided Journal To Help You Manage Overwhelming Emotions Author:Beth Jacobs (Ph.D.) When you've decided you can't take it any more, it helps a great deal to know what it actually is. The process of writing about overwhelming emotions is a remarkably effective means of creating clarity and perspective in your life. Regular journal writers and diarists rely on their writing to help them keep their emotions in perspective; this b... more »ook distills the best emotional benefits of regular personal writing into a series of engaging and easy-to-practice writing exercises.
This book begins by helping readers explore why they were drawn to journaling in the first place and what their goals are for their writing experiments. Short projects help readers name their emotions, distancing them from overwhelming feelings so that they can react more constructively. Other exercises work to help readers interpret emotions from different perspectives. By learning to gauge their emotional reactions on a "feelings barometer," readers will come to understand the perceived strength of an emotion. Further exercises encourage readers to discover emotional triggers, write an emotional history, and connect physical and emotional responses. By practicing these exercises, readers will develop a language of positive imagery that will enhance comfort and peace of mind.« less