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SheltieLover

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12. Have you ever read JamesW Pennebaker's therapeutic journaling research?

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 09:03 PM

Dec 2021

He is (or was) dept chair at a TX university.

His research involved self reports & objective medical tests before & after doing the journal therapy.

It has been some 10 years at least since I've read it, but from what I remember, the journaling sessions were brief - 15 to 20 min - & included the traumatic physical event AND how you felt about it. The last part differentiates his work from others.

In the conclusion, immune system function & student grades were up significantly even aftef 6 months & depression & anxiety were significantly reduced.

There is a lot of info online about his work & how to do the therapy, if this isof interest to you.

It is another method to access another level of the trauma & to purge it. 👍

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