Therapy.

There is something about writing that for me is a type of therapy, and I’m pretty sure therapy has never hurt anybody. I feel like all too often we let all of our feelings, emotions, and thoughts swirl around in our brains, piling up, creating stress, and never allowing us to clearly understand how we’re thinking and feeling. This topic has come up several times since I've been at ONU, and I think it is really a concept that is essential to knowing yourself, and knowing others as best as possible.

That’s why I turn to writing as my therapy; it allows me to cement what I really think, to define my emotions, and to make record of my thoughts. Now, I realize not everyone is a writer. Not to worry! I think the essential part of therapy is simply communicating your mind to someone, or something outside of yourself. Be it writing, talking with a friend, writing music, or anything that gets YOU out of YOUR own head. Bible studies, small group discussions, one on one talks with friends and professors, these are all things I've been really appreciating since I've become an Olivet student.

I think all that I really want you to get out of this is that everyone should be in therapy. And no, you don’t have to have a shrink diagnose your deepest fears, or be hypnotized to relive childhood memories, but no one can really carry all their burdens by themselves. So whether you’re a writer like me, or your more of a talker, don’t be afraid to deal with the weight of the world. It’s tough to carry that much weight on your mind, so put it on paper, or in someone else’s ear. Mountains are way more intimidating when you don’t know how high they are. And chances are, you have a friend who wants you to let them farther into your mind.

Don’t get stuck in your own head alone, it’s way too scary in there.

-Dave