Where is the line between reflecting to heal and overthinking/ opening a wound too much?
I like to journal a lot to reflect on situations in my life. I am not sure if I have gotten to the point where it is helping me to heal or if it is bad for me? The most recent situation has to do with a break up. I keep reflecting on what happened how they feel, how they might feel, their actions, and my actions. I'm not sure if this is helping me to move on or making me create a story in my head that isn't true. It's changing the way I feel.
@simplyexisting28493 I think reflection can be a really good thing, it can help you better understand what happened and possibly give you closure. I also love to journal, it can help me recognize what I feel about things and makes me spend more time thinking on stuff than I normally would; it’s a really healing process for me! If it’s changing the way you feel about things, it definitely depends on the nature of those changes to judge whether or not they’re damaging. If reflecting has made you feel worse, you may need to take a break on reflection until you feel more prepared to do so. I hope this response helped a little! Feel free to talk more to me about this if you’d like!