IN: This evening I am going through boxes of old letters my Mom saved . I mailed the boxes to myself when I was cleaning out her house about a year and a half ago . There was so much shredding I had to do and she had saved everything .
Why did the narrator wait a year and a half to go through the boxes of letters ?

OUT: She finally had the time to do it .

IN: It was an extraordinarily stressful day and I just kind of broke down when I got home . After that , I slept for about 10 hours and felt about the same as when I went to bed . Rested only enough to maintain the current level , not to get any better .
How does the narrator feel ?

OUT: They feel worn out .

IN: I was talking to a friend yesterday about writing . He said he can only write when he is miserable . And though writing helps him to get his thoughts out of his head and work through his feelings , the misery pulls him in and it 's hard for him to get out . It 's hard for him to get out of that fake reality that the misery creates .
How did I respond to what my friend said ?

OUT:
I gave him encouragement to help him feel better .