There are great therapeutic benefits to writing backed by science – that’s why I run this blog 🙂
Keeping a journal can be extremely helpful. It is a low-cost, easily accessible, and versatile form of therapy. It can be done individually or guided by a mental coach. It can be practiced within a group and even added as a supplement to another form of cure.
These benefits are certainly not trivial. The potential positive outcomes of a creative writing process reach much further and deeper than simply writing in a journal.
A case out of all: Participants in a study who wrote about their most traumatic experiences for 15 minutes, four days in a row, experienced better health outcomes up to four months later (Baikie & Wilhelm, 2005). This research shows a significant healing effect in individuals who have experienced a traumatic or extremely stressful event.
Regular creative writing can help the writer:
• Find meaning in their experiences, view things from a new perspective, and see the silver linings in their most stressful or negative experiences (Murray, 2002).
• Experience important insights about themselves and their environment that may be difficult to determine without focused writing (Tartakovsky, 2015)
Writing therapy has proven effective for many different conditions or mental diseases, as found by Lepore & Smyth, 2002; Pennebaker, 1997, 2004; Farooqui, 2016, including:
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Grief and loss
• Chronic illness issues
• Substance abuse
• Eating disorders
• Interpersonal relationship issues
• Communication skill issues
• Low self-esteem.
Writing regularly, following an established pattern has shown:
• Increased feelings of well-being
• Reduced physician visits
• Reduced absenteeism from work
• Enhanced immune system functions.
Why don’t you try today the writing therapy? Email me to know more!
Crisbie Coach 
Thanks! I was aware of the Pennebaker expressive writing study, but not the other ones you shared. Good stuff!!
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Thank you David!
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It is so true. Writing is a therapy.
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Thank you for your comment Parisa!
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Love this. You’re so right, writing can be such a healing experience. Hope you’re doing well 😁
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Great post! Yes writing is a powerful agent for insight, self-awareness transformation. I want to share your post.
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Thank you! Please, feel free to reblog, or copy and paste by mentioning the author.
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I just shared your post on my personal facebook page Anita Albright.
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Thank you! I was looking for you in FB and I found two Anita Albright. I would like to connect, even though I don’t use FB very much. Which one are you?
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I am standing in a tree. White hair. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000575813725
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True it is.Tried and tested! I have been writing diary from past 3 years and my life has changed since then significantly. I am an OCD sufferer and struggle through mental issues quite often. Writing has been a great supporter for me in this journey.
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I am so happy to hear that writing has helped and is still helping you! I hope your health will continue to improve!
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Thank you 🙂
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