Is there such a thing as a writing witch? and can this have negative unforeseen consequences? (translation: was starting to doubt what little sanity i had left until i started writing with the intention of "sealing" the nasty little voice in the back of my head inside said writing. Once i finished with a very short scene, i seemed more in control and am worried i might have moved him from inside my head to inside the journal.)
(cont.)or if such a thing could even happen when someone doesn’t even practice such things.
I actually do this intentionally. I am a firm believer of writing down negative thoughts one cannot shake with as much detail and personification as needed to sleep peacefully. If the weight of it is truly gone by morning, I reread the writings to confirm that I need to be rid of them altogether forever, and I burn the paper outside. I either take the ashes somewhere they can fly away or wet the ashes down until it’s like thin glue and then bury them.
I’ve been told by more than a handful of non-practicing acquaintances that this has helped them immensely.
I have never experienced negative consequences and the only ones I could foresee would be writing out and destroying something you would regret letting go later.