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In a book about the craft of writing:

“On this particular occasion, writing helped sort out my life. I was in an awkward stage in my life and i was on the verge of a break down. A friend of mine told me that writing can sometimes help you sort out thoughts, get emotions off your chest and pretty much just let you clear your mind and focus on the problems that matter. In this case i was dealing with my parents divorce. It was a tough time for me and i began to struggle with work and life in general. I started to right in a journal. Just thoughts, how my day went, certain goals i wanted to achieve and all the personal problems i was experiencing. I found that once i got all the things on paper, a weight was lifted from my shoulders. I no longer had to stress about everything and was able to focus on work. While writing, i descovered that i wasn’t in the place in my life that i wanted to be. So over time i started making changes, doing things that made me happy instead of worrying about everything. Finally I decided to move out from where I was staying and chase the girl that i wanted. I moved back home and rekindled things with this girl and right then i knew i was back on track. Shortly after that i found a good job, and was able to do the things i wanted to. It felt good to have control of my life again because honestly I almost gave up.”