In today’s blog, I will be talking about the importance of writing and its impact on our well-being. One important thing to note is that you don’t always have to write academic papers to recognize the importance of writing and explore its benefits. You can also do it for fun and to aid in your well-being.
Importance of Writing and its advantages Creative or expressive writing helps people in maintaining their physical and mental health well-being. During 2018, Cambridge University Press posted about a study of group of people who were asked to participate in an expressive writing for 15-20 mins per day. They were asked to avoid downplaying their emotions when engaging in this research. It was discovered that people who expressed confidence in expressing their emotions in the writing had better physical and mental health indexes compared to people who wrote about neutral topics and downsized their emotions in writing. The results of this study clearly highlight the importance of personal or expressive writing such as journaling to help people regulate their emotions and maintain their physical and mental health well-being. Now, let’s talk more about journaling and how you can get started with it. Journaling Journaling is one of the healthiest ways to express oneself and deal with overwhelming emotions or situations. Whenever I have a bad day or the best day, I like to write about it. It helps me own my good actions and memories. It also helps me destress and prioritize my to-do lists, problems, and solutions on my bad days. Journaling gives us an opportunity to speak with ourselves and improve out communication skills at the same time. Some tips about how to get started! Some of the tips that you can easily incorporate in your busy schedule are as follows:
Baikie, K., & Wilhelm, K. (2005). Emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 11(5), 338-346. https://doi.org/10.1192/apt.11.5.338
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