Dear Writers, Your Mental Health Matters
Here’s why you should make it a priority
The art of writing is one which could occasionally take you on an emotional roller coaster.
Writing a successful piece requires a lot of attention, thinking and processing of information.
The process of planning and creating is not as easy as it seems.
Sometimes, the thought process of a writer is overstretched.
Hours of deep thinking, imagining and developing ideas can be very strenuous.
The truth is, many writers seek to help others through their writing, without realizing the need to cater for themselves first.
The very nature of writing dictates that we spend a lot of time on critical thinking, fact-finding and re-shaping ideas till it’s readable enough to make sense to the human mind.
For the above reasons and more, writers are constantly looking for new ideas, strategies, tricks and quick schemes at every stage of their writing journey.
Sometimes, writing could become so intense that some writers are forced to adopt extreme measures such as avoiding human interaction, overthinking, isolation and stretching themselves thin because they need to meet their writing goals.
