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When morning pages become complaint sessions

I have been writing three pages every morning for a month but I just complain about the same things over and over and wonder if this is helping me process or just making me more focused on problems.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unstructured emotional release may reinforce negative thought patterns rather than creating the intended clearing and insight.

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