Writing and keeping a journal of your thoughts has long been known to those who do as helpful emotionally, but now, a new study says that it's helpful physically as well.

Researchers once believed that the main benefits of writing were purely psychological. But there is new evidence of the health value of forming coherent stories out of the chaotic elements of your personal history. In the Journal of Clinical Psychology, James Pennebaker, Ph.D., and Janet Seagal, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin, report that people who write about personal details are healthier than those who don't.

Pretty interesting read. So start writing people! It's good for your health!

~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream at 12/18/2003 09:37:56 AM ~ ~