Writing Through Anger

Re “How Can Writing in Your Journal Be a Crime?” Opinion, Aug. 5: I wholeheartedly agree with Joe Loya and his excellent depiction of the importance of journal writing. I was a troubled teen and used writing to work through my anger. I know that there were many inappropriate subjects I wrote about, mostly in poetic form. Things like strangling and raping girls. I never acted, nor would I ever have. It was more of an internal struggle for who I was and dealing with internal anger and pain.

Thank you for recognizing the need for journal keeping. The law should recognize this importance as well. There is a mental healing that can come from pouring your thoughts out onto paper.

Jerry Frazier

Long Beach