Comments on: Can Writing Help Your Body Fight Off Illness? http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/07/31/can-writing-help-your-body-fight-off-illness/ Terescia's thoughts and such. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Terescia http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/07/31/can-writing-help-your-body-fight-off-illness/comment-page-1/#comment-4162 Terescia Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:12:42 +0000 http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/?p=79#comment-4162 The science is there, although studies don't <em>always</em> prove right in the long run. The thing is, this study was about expressive writing. Most people do it because they want to not because someone is forcing them to do it. I'm not really sure what you're talking about when you say, "The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion." I certainly don't know how this could be harmful, unless you're talking about the stress of forcing production. But again, this isn't likely to be the case with expressive writing. It'd be like harm coming because someone chose to talk about something bothering them. Usually this is more of a cathartic experience than anything else. I'll keep assuming that writing is good for me and have at it. :-) The science is there, although studies don’t always prove right in the long run. The thing is, this study was about expressive writing. Most people do it because they want to not because someone is forcing them to do it.

I’m not really sure what you’re talking about when you say, “The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion.”

I certainly don’t know how this could be harmful, unless you’re talking about the stress of forcing production. But again, this isn’t likely to be the case with expressive writing. It’d be like harm coming because someone chose to talk about something bothering them. Usually this is more of a cathartic experience than anything else.

I’ll keep assuming that writing is good for me and have at it. :-)

]]> By: Heather R. http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/07/31/can-writing-help-your-body-fight-off-illness/comment-page-1/#comment-4161 Heather R. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:47:38 +0000 http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/?p=79#comment-4161 I'm not sure I agree with this...though I do think that getting things off your chest will sometimes help. The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not...in my opinion. :-) Heather R. I’m not sure I agree with this…though I do think that getting things off your chest will sometimes help.

The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion.

:-)

Heather R.

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