Recently I ran across a great article about blogging in the Scientific American written by Jessica Wapner. She has some great things about how blogging can be therapeutic. Since I will soon be presenting a workshop about this I was fascinated with her comments. Here is just a few sentences from the article. Please continue to http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-healthy-type to read all of it:
Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not.
So, don’t just take my word on it, blogging IS GOOD!
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Terrific. Energizing. Results!
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