Reasons to Write #339
From Eric Barker’s, “The 3-Step Evening Ritual That Will Make You Happy”
Writing helped people suffering from depression, anxiety or PTSD.
It helped their relationships too. But that wasn’t all …
Their physical health improved as well.
Women with breast cancer reported fewer symptoms and required fewer cancer-related doctor visits. People with asthma and arthritis “reported meaningful improvements in quality of life similar to benefits that would be expected by a successful new drug treatment.”
They landed jobs.
Within three months, 27 percent of the experimental participants landed jobs compared with less than 5 percent of those in the time management and no-writing comparison groups.
They gained insight.
what’s the biggest benefit people report after a few evenings of expressive writing? “Insight.” Most people said they understood themselves better. They felt more meaning in life. To my knowledge, nobody has ever reported effects like that from buying a ShamWow or a Foreman Grill.
Want to know how all this writing sorcery works?
Read the whole article over at Eric’s blog.