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Anyone who has ever entrusted a troubling secret to a journal, or mour ned a broken heart with a friend, knows the feeling of relief that exp ressing painful emotions can bring. This book presents astonishing evi dence 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, a nd the hidden price of silence.

James W. Pennebaker, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research on stress, emotion, and health has been funded by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, and has resulted in the publication of over 100 articles and 7 books.

Since receiving his doctoral degree in 1977, Pennebaker has taught at the University of Virginia and Southern Methodist University. His recent honors include an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Louvain (Belgium), the Pavlov Award, and the Hilgard Visiting Professorship at Stanford University. He lives in Austin with his wife, Ruth (a writer), and two children.

1. Confession and Inhibition: The Beginnings of an Approach

1

(11)

2. Inhibition as a Health Threat

12

(14)

3. Becoming Healthier through Writing

26

(17)

4. Confession in the Laboratory

43

(14)

5. The Battle to Inhibit Our Thoughts

57

(16)

6. On Speeding Up Coping

73

(16)

7. Understanding the Value of Writing

89

(15)

8. The Social Price of Disclosure: Whom to Tell and How to Listen

104

(17)

9. Love, Passion, and Thrills

121

(16)

10. The Inhibited Personality

137

(16)

11. Inhibited Cities

153

(16)

12. Confession in Context: Therapy, Religion, and Brainwashing

169

(16)

13. Beyond Traumas: Writing and Well-Being

185

(14)

Notes

199

(24)

References

223

(16)

Author Index

239

(6)

Subject Index

245

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Opening Up, Second Edition The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions

Opening Up, Second Edition The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions

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