Does writing a letter to the dead help?

[Bogart]

geonagual made a thread regarding writing letters to the dead. I did it and found it helpful. How does it make you feel?

Bogart Reviewed by Bogart on 10-08-2007. Does writing a letter to the dead help? geonagual made a thread regarding writing letters to the dead. I did it and found it helpful. How does it make you feel? Rating: 5

[happiestmferoutthere]

I wrote a letter. It made me feel much better, although it did make me cry. But, yes. I even thought after I wrote it.... Wow, That was therapeutic! It helped.

[Bogart]

It was very therapeutic for me too. Something I wish I had done a long time ago, when my therapist first suggested it to me.

[happiestmferoutthere]

Yeah... but sometimes when you're grieving the last thing you need is an " outsider" telling you what to do and feel. You have to get over the anger stage first I think. It needs to be done on your terms - in your time.

[birdgirl73]

I've written three letters to my older sister, who died last November 2. It was a very therapeutic thing for me to articulate those feelings and that grief and communicate what I was feeling and thinking. I miss her so much. This may be strange, but what I did each time after I wrote them was burn them with a candle after I did (I still had copies on my PC). Somehow it made me feel like the letter, once converted to smoke and airborne essences, was sent aloft into the spirit world/heavens along with her and was received in some way there. I'm sure that's crazy, but it pleased my avant-garde sense of spirituality.

[DAY-DREAMER-MAN]

Too creepy to try it :S5:

[Kenn]

Its good to remember some times .I'd never thought of writing a letter before ,Thanx Geo .

[wannabehippiegirl]

I've written three letters to my older sister, who died last November 2. It was a very therapeutic thing for me to articulate those feelings and that grief and communicate what I was feeling and thinking. I miss her so much. This may be strange, but what I did each time after I wrote them was burn them with a candle after I did (I still had copies on my PC). Somehow it made me feel like the letter, once converted to smoke and airborne essences, was sent aloft into the spirit world/heavens along with her and was received in some way there. I'm sure that's crazy, but it pleased my avant-garde sense of spirituality.

I think thats interesting....

not weird at all

im sure she read the letters.

[Abeona]

Yes, it helps.


Abeona

[Struck420]

hmm ill be sure to give this a try when the time comes