James Baldwin Hot Tip

“If you can describe it, you can control it, and if you can control it, you can outwit it. You can get beyond it, if you can describe it.”

This is how intellectualization can lead to healing. I think the majority of coping mechanisms thrive in denial. Facing truth takes courage. That rebuilds self trust. You can do it. Keep going. Keep writing. Keep talking about your pain. Get fucking specific. Burn it after if you must. But get it out of you.