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This seems related to a much-replicated result from the practice of "expressive writing," also referred to informally as the "writing cure." Broadly, you feel b
by wrp 3y ago
This seems related to a much-replicated result from the practice of "expressive writing," also referred to informally as the "writing cure." Broadly, you feel better about things after having written about them. Remarkably, even physical ailments seem to be affected.
- dotancohen 3y agoPhysical ailments? What keywords should I be googling to read more about this? I'm not finding anything.
- wrp 3y agoThis is a collection of good quality articles. As I recall, there was one paper about physical ailments. The Writing Cure (2002) https://books.google.com/books?id=3GeSRAAACAAJ https://books.google.com/books?id=3GeSRAAACAAJ This is the most recent study I found by the main editor of that volume. Randomised controlled trial of expressive writing and quality of life in men and women treated for colon or rectal cancer (2014) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08870446.2014.971798 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08870446.2014.97... This is the most recent review article I found. Expressive writing interventions in cancer patients: a systematic review (2013) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17437199.2014.882007 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17437199.2014.88... Using citation search in Google Scholar should get you more recent publications.
- dotancohen 3y agoThank you.