Reduce the Effects of Stress and Anxiety by Writing Your Worries Away

Reduce the Effects of Stress and Anxiety by Writing Your Worries Away
Writing out our stresses and anxieties can help our brains run more efficiently, researchers found. WAYHOME studio/Shutterstock
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When you feel stressed or anxious, you might not want to talk about your feelings. And contrary to popular belief, that might be a good thing.

It doesn’t mean that you should leave them bottled up, either. New research is showing that one of the best ways to deal with stress and anxiety is to write down those thoughts and feelings.

Mohan Garikiparithi
Mohan Garikiparithi
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Mohan Garikiparithi, MD, practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before shifting his focus to health communications. During his practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in India. During a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed an interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine.
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