When Talking Doesn’t Help

Journal Gently: Helping Introverted Women Find Healing After Grief, Hurt, and Trauma

When you are going through something like betrayal, depression, or deep grief, it can be hard to talk about what is going on inside of you. And I dare to say, there are times when talking doesn’t actually help the situation.

I remember when I struggled with depression in college, and every time I talked about it, it just seemed to make things worse. I felt alone. I felt like no one understood. I felt like I should be able snap out of it and move on.

Talking was not helpful to me. Have you been there?

There are times when, for some of us, talking about an experience we’ve been through just doesn’t seem to help. And it is to those specific situations that I will speak to today. What might cause this? And what can we do in situations like those?

So please keep the context in mind, and let’s ask God to guide us through this conversation and lead us to what we need to know.

Kari

RELATED EPISODES:

· Episode 49: Finding Your Stretcher Bearers: The People Who Can Help Carry You Through a Difficult Season

· Episode 51: Who Can I Trust? Distinguishing Between Safe and Unsafe People When You Need Help

· Episode 133: Can You Just Sit With Me? A Conversation About Grief with Natasha Smith

· Episode 154: [Journal Reviews] Guided Journals for Depression and Anxiety

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