Write Your Way to Recovery
Everyone has a story. Writing it down can help you in many different ways.
Write to Recovery is for anyone who has ever experienced some sort of distress, emotional difficulty or mental ill-health. It invites you to write your stories and experiences – and gives you tools to inspire you.
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How Writing Can Help
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You're the Hero
For many of us, recovery is a journey of ups and downs. Writing your story can help you see just how many challenges and obstacles you’ve overcome along the way.
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Find a way forward
We all feel ‘stuck’ at times. Words can help you get moving again. Writing about an achievable goal or a dream outcome can help you take those small, important steps towards your recovery.
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See your successes
It’s easy to spend a lot of time talking or thinking about your so-called ‘failures’. Write your story and you can start to see your successes clearly too.
Writing and Recovery
If you’ve ever put pen to paper to work through difficult feelings, you might already know how powerful words can be. In fact, creating and taking control of their own stories can help people to experience recovery.
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A Couple of Poems: A R...
Please note; this story makes reference to suicide
A couple of poems...full of hope (hopefully)......An Agony IgnoredThose things, you know, they ripped apart my childish soulGreedily grabbed and pulled out its beating heartThey chew...
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I am Recovering!
I've only just begun thinking around the idea that I'm actually in recovery. Being around others with mental health issues and talking has brought this to the forefront of my mind. &...
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Home is where the heart is
I am in a garden, surrounded by a tall fence. It's a sunny day. Not a cloud in the sky. The grass is lush and full of life. A welcome warmth in contrast to the harrowing winter blizzards of yesterday. I try to soak in the sunshine, to take ...
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Ode to social Anxiety
Alone I sit awaiting my time to be called,A foreign place with faces I do not know,Anxi...
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