tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post2556948045128881186..comments2023-11-18T09:28:47.732-08:00Comments on Living here now: Writing and HealingDenise Emanuel Clemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-21384453666866626542011-03-03T11:27:54.437-08:002011-03-03T11:27:54.437-08:00I took your advice and did a bit of healing writin...I took your advice and did a bit of healing writing today and I think I do feel better. I can almost find some funny bits in a part of what I wrote today. Thanks for that. Look for some link love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-91269274984689671962011-03-03T09:36:34.625-08:002011-03-03T09:36:34.625-08:00Writing does heal - I am living proof of that! I a...Writing does heal - I am living proof of that! I admire your courage and honesty here. Thanks for reminding me of this important fact, that writing DOES heal.Deehttp://deescribbler.typepad.com/my_weblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-48629887721036279072011-03-02T05:05:16.068-08:002011-03-02T05:05:16.068-08:00There is a psychologist by the name of Jonathan Ha...There is a psychologist by the name of Jonathan Haidt who has written a very good book called The Happiness Hypothesis. I heard him on the radio one day when I was feeling depressed. He talked about a study that had been done of depressed people, comparing therapy modalities of drugs, talk therapy and writing. The people who fared best after traumatic times were those who wrote for fifteen minutes a day. So yeah, writing saved your life. Mine too:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-44139137780166822032011-03-01T23:27:08.473-08:002011-03-01T23:27:08.473-08:00As someone who actually "knows" you beyo...As someone who actually "knows" you beyond the blogaholic thing, I would also state that your writing heals others as well. Me, for one. <br /><br />Sending love to you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com