Opening Up by Writing It Down
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Opening Up by Writing It Down

How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain

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Opening Up by Writing It Down

How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain

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Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth describe how taking just a few minutes to write about deeply felt personal experiences or problems may help you: *Heal old emotional wounds
*Feel a greater sense of well-being
*Decrease stress
*Improve relationships
*Boost your immune system Vivid stories and examples yield compelling insights into secrets, self-disclosure, and the hidden price of silence. The third edition incorporates findings from hundreds of recent studies and includes practical exercises to help you try expressive writing for yourself. It features extensive new information on specific health benefits, as well as when the approach may not be helpful.

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Publisher
The Guilford Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781462526635
Edition
3
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Mental Health in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Opening Up by Writing It Down
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Authors’ Note
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. “Shh . . . It’s a Secret”: Beginning to Explore the Connection between Confession and Health
  9. 2. The Invention of the Expressive Writing Approach
  10. 3. What’s on Your Mind?: Health Benefits of Verbal and Written Disclosure
  11. 4. Dealing with Chronic Health Problems Using Expressive Writing
  12. 5. Writing to Clear the Mind: Expressive Writing in Learning and Education
  13. 6. “Get These Thoughts Out of My Head!”: Getting Past Obsessions, Insomnia, and Bouts of Stupidity
  14. 7. To Speed Up or Slow Down?: How People Differ in Coping with Trauma
  15. 8. “I’m Here for You . . . or Am I?”: The Audience on the Other End of Our Words
  16. 9. How Does Writing Help Us Secure a Healthier and Happier Future?
  17. 10. Pulling It All Together: Recommendations for Your Use of Expressive Writing
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Author Index
  21. Subject Index
  22. About the Authors
  23. About Guilford Press
  24. Discover Related Guilford Books