Sharing – Writing can improve mental health – here’s how

Do you find writing to be helpful for your mental health?

There are more than 200 studies that show the positive effect of writing on mental health. But while the psychological benefits are consistent for many people, researchers don’t completely agree on why or how writing helps.

I would imagine that part of the reason that no one agrees on the why and how has a lot to do with the fact that it might actually be different for different types of people.

For example, I know some folks who benefit from writing out their emotions, as the article talks about. But there are also those of us who benefit not necessarily from directly writing our emotions to release them, but gain self-awareness through focusing our thoughts to communicate them in written form.

Maybe, there are just a lot of ways writing is good for you, mentally?

If you think you might benefit from writing more, you ,may want to click the link and read more about the different types of writing, and how they could be helpful for your mental health. Why not give it a try, even if no one else ever reads it?

https://theconversation.com/writing-can-improve-mental-health-heres-how-162205