Brave stuff you did. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
In some cultures people write wishes, thoughts down to later burn them away, 'releasing' the words, often doing so with a Chinese lantern or using a small raft, that then gets taken care of by the river.
This might sound quirky but once I did burn a bunch of personal notes, letters and used the char to plant medicinal lemon-grass + tea-herbs.
Thumbs up, bud!
Barnsley