journaling
Last modified on August 31, 2021
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Affective immune system struggles to clean up without a clear source of negative emotion (Positive Psychology > Affective immune system struggles to clean up without a clear /source of negative emotion/)
That’s why introspective essay exercises are really good. Also a solid argument for journaling
Why?
- ameliorate anxiety associated with repressing emotions
- helps create a narrative for understanding negative events
Also that’s why therapy is really good – makes you construct a narrative, dig up what happened, understand the causal structure of it all. See things more clearly.
Type of therapy doesn’t even matter that much! You just need a warm body (or a blank page) to talk to, to construct a narrative to. Can be a loved one.