How Writing Transforms Negative Thinking into Positivity

Your thoughts can either be a blessing or a curse.

We aren’t always going to have someone to talk to about the things going on in our heads — so we need an outlet. Writing can be that outlet.

It’s not easy to see or meet with people. Traveling to visit friends or family is no longer as easy as it used to be. The disconnect with reality has affected so many people, and I don’t want to let it affect you too.

According to Science Mag, In a survey of roughly 4000 U.S.-based STEM Ph.D. students conducted from May to July, 40% reported symptoms consistent with generalized anxiety disorder and 37% with major depressive disorder — jumps of 13 and 19 percentage points, respectively, compared with 2019.

There are tons of restrictions, requirements, temperature checks, protocols, etc. to keep up with in order to talk about the things going on in our heads. Technology has helped make communication easier to connect with the people we love, but it’s not the same as a face-to-face connection.

If you’re like me, then you’re probably getting at least a little bit tired of Zoom calls and FaceTime calls. It’s fun and convenient, but after a while of the same routine, it begins to get stale and sometimes conversations get dry.

During the Pandemic, I’ve continued to write, almost three-hundred articles actually — and it’s been the best thing I could have ever done for my mental health in addition to exercising every day. The amount of gratitude I have for writing can’t be put into words. Let me tell you why.

Writing Helps Get The Negative Thoughts Out

To write means to drown out the negative thoughts that often bombard our brains and make us think the worst things possible. When you write, you confront those thoughts instead of being conflict avoidant.

Everyone has negative thoughts, that’s just the truth. But what separates the strong from the struggling is the ability to manage those negative thoughts and turn them into positive actions.

Here are some of the negative thoughts that writing helped me overcome:

- Loneliness

- The Fear of Missing Out

- Self-Doubt

- Insecurities

- Feeling Self-Worth

Have you felt any of these emotions during 2020? It’s been a crazy year and I don’t doubt that you’ve experienced at least one of these emotions this year.

When you have writing at your disposal, it becomes easy to take your negative thoughts and organize them in a way that helps you or someone else take action. Projecting negative thoughts into writing is a beautiful journey.

Bottling negativity and harmful emotions are damaging to the mind and the body. If you’re not healthy mentally, you’re not going to be healthy physically either. Both are necessary to lead a happy and healthy life.

When you feel any negative thoughts, just write. You’ll notice your mood rise, and things beginning to make sense.

Writing Allowed Me to Help Others Without Risking Getting Them Sick

We can’t all reach everyone in the world with face-to-face interactions, nor can we all just put on a seminar with 1,000 people who came to hear us speak.

The internet has been a fantastic resource for me to put my thoughts out into the world by giving advice on multiple areas of life.

Some topics I helped people includes:

- Writing

- Self-Development

- Military Life

- Money/Investing

- Health and Fitness

To say that I put out content that helped at least one person somewhere in the world is empowering — and I did that without the possibility of getting them sick. For people to be able to read my writing from the comfort of their own home or in the public restroom at a restaurant is pretty cool.

It shows that no matter where you are in the world, your message has the power to make it to someone who needs it as long as they do their due diligence in finding it.

When people need help with something, they research it, and by writing, you’re setting yourself up to be a helpful, contributing individual in the world.

Creating Something Makes Life More Meaningful

When you create something, you add value to your self-worth because you prove to yourself that you are amazing and can make some really awesome creations.

Artists, creators, video makers, and writers are all in a very elite category of people who express themselves in unique ways.

If you don’t create anything, there is only curiosity, regret, and self-doubt that linger in the back of your head. You don’t want that. You want to be a doer, not just a thinker or a dreamer.

There’s so much to life in addition to creating something, there are relationships to be had, experiences to partake in, and so much more. Give yourself a chance to feel your best by creating something in writing because your self-worth will shoot up like a rocket, and you’ll be fulfilled to the max.

Make your life more meaningful by having a purpose. Through writing, you can see how much your work can help other people pursue the things they want in life.

Words are just words, but when presented in front of the right audience (that will eventually find you), there will be a domino effect of appreciation and gratitude that flows farther than you’d ever expect.

The Takeaway with Writing and Mental Health

When you write, you take care of your mental health. It’s as simple as that.

Let’s review the key points made in this article

- Writing Helps Get The Negative Thoughts Out

- Writing Allowed Me to Help Others Without Risking Getting Them Sick

- Creating Something Makes Life More Meaningful

If you’re underestimating the power your writing has on the world, and especially on yourself, think again.

Every word you write is changing a life — whether that be your own or somebody across the world going through struggles in life.

Keep writing. If you don’t already write, then start.

This is your wake up call to take control of your life and help change the world.