journal therapy
Also called writing
therapy, journal therapy is the use of writing one’s thoughts, experiences
or problems in order to put them into perspective and make them easier
to understand and overcome. First developed specifically as a therapeutic
tool in 1960 by Psychotherapist Dr. Ira Progoff in 1960, the method encourages
patients to express their emotions and explore their inner world in writing,
delving far deeper than the typical day to day writing of a personal diary.
The simple act of putting things into writing can result in a feeling
of enhanced control over a problem, stress relief, and indirectly provide
a boost to the immune system (which stress weakens).
Studies have shown that the technique also has a positive impact on such
chronic problems as depression, addictions and even asthma and arthritis.
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