American undergraduates, American war veterans, and British people who experienced psychosis (all with post-traumatic stress disorder) spent up to four consecutive days doing Expressive Writing about their trauma and showed mental health improvements.Latino American and Chinese undergraduates engaged in up to three consecutive daily sessions of writing about a traumatic experience and showed reductions in trauma symptoms.Bilingual British undergraduates whose first language was Korean or Spanish improved in social well-being after four days of Expressive Writing, especially if they alternated between writing in English and their native language.Gay and bisexual men who did Expressive Writing about their sexuality daily for three days improved in emotional well-being, became more open with their sexual orientation, depended less on illicit drugs, and reported more safe sex behaviors.Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people (mostly white or Asian American) who did Expressive Writing about a time they received hate speech became more resistant to stress.who completed three Expressive Writing sessions reduced in eating disorder symptoms. Women undergraduate students in the U.K. American psychiatric outpatients and people with mood disorders decreased in anxiety and depression after several sessions of Expressive Writing.While there is no demographic information in the study above, additional studies explore how this exercise benefits different groups and cultures: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 239-245.Ĭompared with a control group who wrote about superficial topics, participants who wrote about traumatic experiences for four consecutive days reported greater happiness three months later, visited the doctor less than usual during the six weeks after, and seemed to have a healthier immune system. Disclosure of traumas and immune function: Health implications for psychotherapy. Pennebaker, J.W., Kiecolt-Glaser, J., & Glaser, R.
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