Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing EmotionsAnyone who has ever entrusted a troubling secret to a journal, or mourned a broken heart with a friend, knows the feeling of relief that expressing painful emotions can bring. This book presents astonishing evidence that personal self-disclosure is not only good for our emotional health, but boosts our physical health as well. Psychologist James W. Pennebaker has conducted controlled clinical research that sheds new light on the powerful mind body connection. This book interweaves his findings with insightful case studies on secret-keeping, confession, and the hidden price of silence. Filled with information and encouragement, Opening Up explains: *Why suppressing inner problems takes a devastating toll on health *How long-buried trauma affects the immune system *How writing about your problems can improve your health *Why it's never too late to heal old emotional wounds *When self-disclosure may be risky--and how to know whom to trust |
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With repeated questions and prodding, the vice-president finally broke down and confessed to embezzling $74,000 over a 6-month period. In line with standard procedures, after the bank vice-president had signed a written confession, ...
With repeated questions and prodding, the vice-president finally broke down and confessed to embezzling $74,000 over a 6-month period. In line with standard procedures, after the bank vice-president had signed a written confession, ...
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Several months later, the polygrapher received a chatty Christmas card written by the former bank vice-president with the Federal penitentiary as the return address. Even when the costs are high, the confession of actions that violate ...
Several months later, the polygrapher received a chatty Christmas card written by the former bank vice-president with the Federal penitentiary as the return address. Even when the costs are high, the confession of actions that violate ...
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... to eat or even to think about eating rich food. Passive inhibition occurs automatically, without conscious effort. After successfully restricting our eating for several months, we may be able 12 2: Inhabitation as a Health Threat.
... to eat or even to think about eating rich food. Passive inhibition occurs automatically, without conscious effort. After successfully restricting our eating for several months, we may be able 12 2: Inhabitation as a Health Threat.
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Table des matières
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| 12 | |
| 26 | |
| 43 | |
| 57 | |
| 73 | |
Understanding the Value of Writing | 89 |
The Social Price of Disclosure Whom to Tell and How to Listen | 104 |
The Inhibited Personality | 137 |
Inhibited Cities | 153 |
Confession in Context Therapy Religion and Brainwashing | 169 |
Beyond Traumas Writing and WellBeing | 185 |
Notes | 199 |
| 223 | |
Author Index | 239 |
Subject Index | 245 |
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions |
| Auteur | James W. Pennebaker |
| Éditeur | Guilford Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1462504841, 9781462504848 |
| Longueur | 249 pages |
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