This focus forces us to examine our feelings about the subject matter; we have to zero in on how we feel about it, then think about how to express that feeling. The creative juices are released in concert, which invariably leads to more ideas, which heightens the chance of better ones. And the more numerous [...]

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If psychological benefits are a byproduct of writing, the more moribund of you may ask, why do all these famous writers commit suicide? After all, not only do they write a lot, and should therefore experience the great psychological benefits accompanying the act, they were also generally wealthy, so didn’t have money issues to worry [...]

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Blogging: does it have therapeutic benefits for the blogger? Writing has always been thought of as a cathartic process. The sheer act of scribing words onto paper (or nowadays, a computer screen) is generally purported to have a cleansing, liberating quality that fosters the organization of thought, improves clarity of purpose and frees the imagination [...]

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