Writing about anger
You mad, bro? Actually YES
Write about something that is burning a hole in your heart right now because it pisses you off so very, very much. I know, there are probably a lot of things. But, pick just one thing (not necessarily the biggest and ragey-est thing, per se) and write deeply and fully about it for at least 10 minutes without stopping.
If it helps, make a list of things that enrage you today, and pick the one you feel most daunted by the prospect of unpacking it. Sometimes when we pick at the scab of those daunting ones, a lot of gold pours out. Give that a try.
I named this today because I recently remembered something and connected some dots about a conversation from when I was a teenager. Literal decades ago! Yet, the realization I had about it was like a revelation. And? I did not fucking want to write about it at all. I was like ugh nooooooo that’s a lot to unpack and I don’t feel up for heavy lifting right now no thank youuuuuuuuuuuu brain but no. But, then I started anyway, just a sentence so I wouldn’t forget to write about it later, and three pages poured out of me like I was on autopilot. Try it. I gotchoo.