A passing thought:

Have you ever got to a stage where you have a worry but don’t how to resolve it?  Write down your worries. Have a piece of paper and pen handy. You’ll be surprised at how quickly worries seem to dissipate when you begin white and then read your thoughts on paper.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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6 comments on “Write your worries away”

  1. I have done this before when I could not decide what to do. It really does help.

    I put the pros and cons and listed both so I could decide what was the best course of action. It does organize your thoughts and clears your head.

  2. I've done this and it does help focus your mind on the issue, so you can clearly see any possible ways forward.

    Randy's idea about a list of pros and cons is good too. I think he must have seen that on 'Friends' as I remember Ross and Rachel doing that! 🙂

    1. I haven't seen this done on Friends with Ross and Rachel! It works for me. Hope it works for others too.

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