Thursday, March 6, 2008

Blogs Help Depression

To me, it has always seemed intuitive that writing a blog can be therapeutic, and a diary of sorts. I guess now that science is starting to officially recognize the benefits of blogging, parents and teachers may begin to encourage these benefits, instead of insisting that blogging is a waste of time.

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2181010.htm

5 comments:

web difference said...

In discussing this study, one blogger: http://timesonline.typepad.com/technology/2008/03/can-you-blog-aw.html
states:
"That bloggers derive an elevated sense of self-worth comes as little surprise to this blogger. Blogging has been dismissed as a narcissistic pursuit, the equivalent of giving a megaphone to the most opinionated person in the room. But it can also be a tremendously beneficial pursuit -- for both the blogger and his or her readers. Most of the time, anyhow."

Is this a contrast? Wouldn't giving a megaphone to the most opinionated person in the room make them feel better as well?

Unknown said...

Today was annoying, my Grandmother is basicly calling me a loser. she's like you never have done anyting in college this past year, and its like i havent done aything, but thats no really true, my college just doesnt want to help me successed they want to push me through the system with out any support for my learning diability. i cant be pushed through. its annoying and im fussrated, and she tells me that im just lieing and that im lazy. well its not true! infact i do alot, or try to, and this new college may be 40thousand dollars but they offer to work with with my learning diabilty and are offering to give me all this cool stuff to help me learn! but my grandmother things i should just drop out of college and work! its like what and become like my mother who she let become a damn waitress that is it a waitress and she still complains i hate that! i hate it when people do that stupid stuff!

Unknown said...

Today was totaly bad! i did nothing my eyes hurt from staring at the dam comp screen idk what to do im scared ill hurt myself from bordom driving me insane!

Unknown said...

You won't believe if I say that I started blogging when I lost my Job. It was the most depressed time in my life. Thanks to beat depression resources and blogs. I must say that they helped me a lot.

Unknown said...

I gain a little bit.its very awesome .thanks sports picks