What's the word...?

Question

I want to know the word for this, but I can't figure it out. I am sure there is a word.
For example, if you are a depressed person with a life full of worries, and you write poems. Your poems help you forget about your horrible life. What would you call writing those poems? Something like they are a haven for you?
It's just one word. Thanks in advance, and I will defenitely pick a best answer for this.

Answer 1

Some of the words already suggested would only be correct if the activity was actually doing something about the horrible other life, or about how to cope with it. If not, you would have to call it "escapism".

Answer 2

I like the word,"catalyst". While it's not a synonym for "haven", it's kind of a catch-all phrase, where one poem written in a depressed state, sets the standard for all of them. If you want a simpler term, use the word, "outlet", or how about "oasis", "mecca" "diversion", "safe harbor" or "escape"?

Answer 3

Haven is a great word for it ! Others might be Therapy, Release, Sanctuary, Retreat

Answer 4

Cathartic

Answer 5

cathartic, sublimation, lifejacket. Writing gives you emotional release, brief happiness, surcease from your problems,satisfaction, a sense of well-being but I can't think of only one word that applies.

Answer 6

Writing those poems is cathartic...it's healing.

Answer 7

Hiding-place, safety-net, desert-island, dreamworld, shelter,

Answer 8

exonerate = to relieve from a burden

Answer 9

Writing is your sanctuary.

Answer 10

therapuetic?