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The Secret Life of Pronouns, James Pennebaker
James Pennebaker

The Secret Life of Pronouns

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    The stories people wrote were powerful and oftentimes haunting.
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    Perhaps the key to expressive writing was buried in what people actually say in their essays.
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    Another group points to the unhealthy effects of rumination and unfinished business.
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    Why does writing work? Some scientists suggest that repeatedly confronting painful emotions eventually lessens their impact—we adapt to them.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Now, over twenty-five years after the first writing experiment, more than two hundred similar writing studies have been conducted all over the world.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Compared to people who were told to write about nonemotional topics, those who wrote about trauma evidenced improved physical health.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    began running experiments where people were asked to write about traumatic experiences for fifteen to twenty minutes a day for three or four consecutive days.
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    health improve? The answer, my students and I soon discovered, was yes.
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    More importantly, if you asked people to disclose emotionally powerful secrets, would their
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Words and language are, of course, fascinating topics. Through the eyes of a social psychologist, words are even more intriguing as clues to the inner workings of people.
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