This blog can hardly be called a journal but I have experienced many of the benefits cited in this Fast Company article.
“Writing something down stops things from going around and around in our heads,” psychologist Dr. Jane McCartney told the Telegraph. “This puts things in perspective; it stops you from obsessing and can help us make sense of our jumble of thoughts and feelings.”
When I experience the swirl of thoughts that Dr McCartney describes, I try to find some broader global theme that includes it, read what others have written on the topic and after a while, I may be on to subjects far removed from the original trigger. In the course of my readings, I usually find something that provokes a response and it may become a blog post.
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