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Blogging lawyers are happier and healthier lawyers

By Kevin OKeefe

I've always thought that lawyers who blogged found being a lawyer more fulfilling and in turn were happier than other lawyers. Now the therapeutic value of blogging is the subject of a study referenced in an article in this month's Scientific American by Jessica Wapner. Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery......Scientists now hope to explore the neurological underpinnings at play, especially considering the explosion of blogs...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).