For me, being very precise in what I write helps me to figure out "what" I'm feeling. I spent so much of my life denying that I felt anything, that I often have no clue what's going on in that emotional head of mine. Only "okay", "good I guess", or "bad". It seems I have the emotional lexicon of a 3 year old.

However, I have this immense adult vocabulary. I read all the time and understand, on a cognitive level, the nuances and context of words. It's so revealing to try and find the right word to perfectly describe how I feel.

It's a challenge to be sure, but truly is helping. That, along with use of imagery is allowing me, perhaps for the first time in my life, to actually express to another human what's going on with me.

Again, the fact that I feel safe enough to do it is soooo unbelievable, well, it's just unbelievable