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When poetry becomes a therapeutic tool but triggers symptoms

My therapist suggested I try writing poetry to process trauma but every time I start I dissociate and cannot remember what I wrote

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to use creativity for healing encounters psychological defense mechanisms.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Poetry — the oldest creative form?”

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