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I also express myself much better in writing. I'm just more comfortable putting words on paper (or a screen!) than saying them out loud. When I speak, if I don't know the person well, or if I DO know the person well and I'm trying to talk about something even a little bit emotional, it's hard for me to not dissociate or shut down. So, I totally get it.

For ME, it feels important to *try* to express myself more with words, because usually, when I am interacting with people, it is face to face. My H, my kids, my friends, my T...they are all sitting there, TALKING to me. And I want to learn to talk back, and to be as authentic as I can be.

It's odd, because while I express myself SO much more clearly in writing, there is something about it that feels like "hiding" sometimes. I guess because if I'm e-mailing, or writing a letter, or an essay, or whatever, there is this SCREEN between me and whoever else I'm communicating with. It's like I'm communicating and isolating all at the same time. (learning to not isolate has been a big part of my therapy)

So, I think for me, it's important to learn to do both...write, AND speak. I've got the writing DOWN, so T is good "talking" practice

I'm glad that you are resting. And I hope you rest well