Writing cuts stress
Like you didn't know this already:
"Research suggests that when people write about emotional upheavals in their lives, improvements in physical and psychological health can result," said James W. Pennebaker, chair of the department of Psychology.
By enabling clearer thinking, expressive writing helps individuals get past trauma. It also helps them improve their social relationships as they get better at talking, laughing and being more at ease with others, Pennebaker said.
Although I'd like to hear a lot less from people who say writing is the hardest job they've ever done. You're not working in cubicle hell sixty hours a week, you're not milking cows at 4:30 in the morning when it's ten below zero, you're not fixing power lines in the middle of a snowstorm, you're not getting shot at...hmmm, maybe the hardest job you've ever done, but not that hard.