Overcoming The Greatest Trials Through Writing

Recently I began my first attempt to write a poem of my own.  It's been something I've been dying to do for the past few years but I've never felt comfortable doing it.  So about I week ago I finally got over my fear and forced myself to do it.
The topic I decided upon was one that had been troubling me for quite some time.  The gist of the problem was that every day I felt like I was being consumed by myself (figuratively speaking).  Every time I looked in the mirror I would have voices in my head criticize, my hopes, dreams, who I was etc.  My mind would bring back the voices and words of people who had mocked me in the past.  The torment became so unbearable that I began having trouble sleeping.  I knew this had to stop, but I had no idea how.

One night as I was getting ready for bed my thoughts turned to something my Mother had told me.  She said that the greatest problems can be broken down through writing.  I already knew what I needed to write about.  Here is what I came up with.

I hear their voices,

Soundless in my mind.

I feel their presence,

The demons inside my head.

They, mock, tease, torment.

I feel their laughing eyes,

Penetrating my heart.

They know me better than I know myself.

My hopes, dreams, fears.

They feed on what I hold dear,

Consuming me.

I try to hide.

I cannot hide from myself.

The other day I was watching a video on lds.org; the one I had seen so many times I had practically memorized the entire film.  Usually my mind wanders, but this time it didn't.  As I watched I noticed the part where Jesus casts the devil out of the young boy.  This may seem like a little bit of a stretch, but I felt like he could do the same for me.  Of course, the breed of demons I'm experiencing are slightly different but the principle remains the same.  

By writing I was able to see my problem in a new light.  It allowed me to make connections that helped me identify a solution.  My solution was Christ.  Although I was left empty and desolate, I knew that I could become whole again through his everlasting love.
In summary, whenever you have something going on in your life that is troubling you, write about it.  It may seem like a stupid thing to do, and I certainly thought so at first; but when you do it will make all the difference.  Writing is a tool, or a key rather, to overcoming the greatest trials you will ever face.