Writing

I have found that writing is rather therapeutic. I write stories where the main character has certain parts of my personality and in the end she gets a happy ending. I write depressing but oddly hopeful poetry that somehow makes me feel better. I write about my feelings. I vent to paper or a Word document like I can't to people. I write letters to people that I'll never send. I write letters to past and future versions of myself. Writing is a wonderful tool because when you write (at least when you write in a private place) you are able to get your feelings out without casting all your problems onto another person. A lot of people aren't equipped to listen to the depressed talk (believe me, I know, I've been there) so why not get it all out in a way that won't hurt anyone? It needs to come out anyway. Writing has helped me a ton with my own depression. It almost always makes me feel better, even if just a little bit. It's worth a shot, isn't it?