Free writing - a therapeutic tool?

Really enjoyed today's discussion with Ruth about free-writing. I've never done this as an exercise before, but to be honest I found it fun. Focussing on just writing about whatever comes into your mind for about 8 minutes seemed a daunting prospect, but when I looked back at what I had written; I was surprised to see how much reflective information appeared in the written form. Without realising it, I had asked myself lots of questions and I had attempted to identify some of my feelings and thoughts. The aim of the exercise brought to mind what happens in a psychodynamic counselling sesssion. The counsellor sits and says nothing, no interaction, just silence. The aim is to make the unconscious conscious and it is hoped that by simply talking brings unconscious thoughts and feelings to the surface. So, I feel that free writing could be seen as writing therapy, a tool to help unlock and allow the flow of thought. With that in mind, I'm going to challenge myself to do a free writing task each day in the hope that it will free my mind!