catharsis: n. elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression
Every now and then I’ll read something in the newspaper or watch something on the news that really bothers me. I’ll think about it again and again. I can’t seem to get it out of my mind. Writing helps.
First of all, writing it all down helps me think through the issues. It helps me answer the question, “What do I really think about this?” And second, after I’ve gone through this process, the obsession passes and I can move on.
