"Sometimes, I think writing is partly about making sense of our fears, our emotions, and the things that cause us anguish. I believe writing out fear, anxiety and emotion can be very healing."

I agree. :)
There is a fantasy story I'm in the middle of writing at the moment. It was originally formed from my emotions and fears from when I was a child. Writing certain scenes caused great anguish... though, it helped me immensely. (Those scenes are no longer a part of the work, but I have them still, and they still bring a tear to my eye when I go through them and re-experience the emotions.)

Thank you for sharing both your story, and your commentary.