510. Group Therapy

CNN just published an article on what I already know: Blog as a therapy tool. Here's an excerpt of what they wrote:

Overeating, alcoholism, depression -- name the problem and you'll find someone's personal blog on the subject. Roughly 12 million Americans have blogs, according to polls by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in 2006, and many seem to use them as a form of group therapy.

A 2005 survey by Digital Marketing Services for AOL.com a found nearly half of the 600 people polled derived therapeutic benefits from personal blogging.

I use the blog as a tool for personal discovery. For example, when I wrote my last entry, I was bitter, angry, resentful and hurt about a personal issue. But only after writing the article, I acknowledged how angry I was, and took steps to do something about it.

Blog is a great thing.