The Green Man came across a study that says those who journal are less healthy than those who don’t.
They are more likely to suffer from headaches, sleeplessness, digestive problems and social awkwardness than people who do not maintain a diary, on line or otherwise.
Perhaps writing studies about writing is healthier?
Quantum Tea tackles an assignment on the first diary.
Touching.
Published 4 years, 2 months agoIf I stopped writing in it, great swathes of life would go past unrecorded, sunsets and quotes and complaints and dreams all lost. Rereading old diaries is horrifying to see the mess I was in, the storms I had to travel through, but comforting to see how I got through, and with whom.
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Others say journaling helps against some of these things. Now who is right?
Connection does not equal causation. I think that there very well may be evidence that shows that people who journal are less healthy than those who don’t for the very simple reason that people who have some sort of health problem often turn to keeping a journal to document what they’re going through. (I’ve even seen that recommendation in a number of health information resources: If you’re sick–especially a chronic, hard to diagnose or treat condition such as CFS or fibromyalgia–start keeping a journal.)