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'The power of expressing emotions is one of the most important discoveries psychologists have ever made. The authors blend scientific rigor with practical wisdom in an accessible book chock-full of insights. Write it down!' Taylor, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. Find books like Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions from the world’s largest community of readers. Goodreads members who liked Opening U.

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Anyone 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.
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Published August 8th 1997 by The Guilford Press (first published 1990)

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Jun 13, 2015Justin rated it really liked it

Keeping things to ourselves creates stress whereas expressing them through talking or writing benefits our mental and physical health. Pennebaker's research explores how inhibition hurts us compared to confrontation which although painful at first can ultimately benefit us. His research has focused on self-disclosure through writing in an laboratory setting with physiological measures. That said, his research brings some fascinating insights, but a good amount of it remains correlational. He exp...more

Mar 02, 2013Dottie Parish rated it it was amazing

James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., in his book, Opening Up, The Healing Power of Expressing Emotion, describes a study of unemployed men. The men who wrote about losing their jobs found new jobs much more quickly than the two control groups. Writing helped them vent anger, hurt and pain about their job loss. It enabled them to let go of painful experiences, and this in turn, helped them be effective in finding employment.
As a clinical social worker I know writing is helpful, Writing will help with any...more

Jan 17, 2008Eri rated it

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it was amazing

Recommends it for: cure illness as part of healing methods:)

Try experiment yourself by writing down anything that emerge from your mind, heart and soul during your hard times, sadness, dissapointment, heart break, down hearted...
Writing is the best therapy - as James' experiments have proved them - 'coz I did it too as part of healing my tumour in 2006-2007. Released all the stress, worries, wondering mind, doubtfulness, and many more.
To cure illness by expressing yourself in writing is the best treatment.

Feb 10, 2011Mary Alice rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Thoughtful explanations of studies Pennebaker conducted concerning confiding in others and expressing those thougts through writing.

Sep 06, 2018Leonardo marked it as to-keep-reference

Pennebaker began his research by studying the relationship between trauma, such as childhood sexual abuse, and later health problems. Trauma and stress are usually bad for people, and Pennebaker thought that self-disclosure—talking with friends or therapists—might help the body at
the same time that it helps the mind. One of his early hypotheses was that traumas that carry more shame, such as being raped (as opposed to a nonsexual assault) or losing a spouse to suicide (rather than to a car accid...more

Feb 11, 2019Corinne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I'm a firm believer in the power of journaling. I've found it helpful in my own personal development and working through difficult times and dilemmas as well as in that of my clients. Pennebaker provides the clinical research and evidence behind it while providing examples of interesting case studies.
This is an essential on my bookshelf of references. I've both the Kindle and the hardcopy versions.

Interesting and sometimes insightful but as with so many self-help books it is a plodding, repetitive read that made it a slog.

4/5 stars
*read for an English class

Writing about my traumatic experiences and my feelings associated with it (in the method that is discussed in this book) has been the most therapeutic thing I have done to heal from my abusive childhood. This allowed me to express all of the emotions that I had as a child, and never had the chance to say out loud. I started writing about it when I was 9, and have continued. I like that this book is grounded in genuinely well done scientific research.

Apr 23, 2013Kim rated it liked it

This book had some very interesting information on the physiological effects of inhibition, though I do feel the book was a bit long for the content provided. It seemed that the author was elaborating to fill space and grabbing at straws to tie everything together. But it is an interesting read, especially for those who are not inclined to be as open about their lives and feelings as some may be.

Dec 14, 2011Debbi rated it liked it

I'm not generally a self-help type person, but the author did provide some good information. This book is a result of his own studies on this subject. While I wanted to disagree with some of his conclusions, he did have the data to back up his claims. The book did lose steam on the last 1/3 of the book. How many times can you say that same thing over and over again?

Mar 07, 2013Jodi McMaster rated it it was ok Emotions

Shelves: self-help-psychology, writing-and-editing

Perhaps it was all the hype, but I was disappointed by this book. The research he cites is interesting, but it raised as many questions as it answered. I agree that for some of us, journaling is a healing and useful tool, but there are so many variables that were not explored that I thought the analysis and conclusions were facile and unconvincing.

Aug 06, 2011Olga rated it really liked it

A great book on the benefits of writing. He describes his experiment that show the benefits of writing about traumatic events for different circumstances: a traumatic event in the past, a secret that one cannot share with others, a natural disaster that crossed one's life. Written in a very engaging way. I'll read more.

James W. Pennebaker speaks about ground breaking new therapy to help those with past traumas. I learned so much and am going to apply it to a program I'm developing. He's the leading authority and I am so grateful he wrote this book.

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Oct 01, 2010Jeanne Burkhart rated it really liked it

I have encouraged a lot of supervisees to read this over the years and so thought I finally should. It's a good book to read if you work with trauma survivors, since it validates the importance of revealing your thoughts and feelings about difficult life experiences.

This book, which summarizes decades of research conducted by Pennebaker, is surprisingly easy to read and contains not only a formula for self-healing through writing but also insight into how brainwashing works. I highly recommend it!

May 08, 2015Frank rated it it was amazing

Although not all of this book needs to be read in order to learn therapeutic writing techniques, it is, throughout, an enjoyable read. You will read of the experiments performed by the author and other psychologists, which are very, very interesting.
Very easy to understand.

Good chapters on 'The Social Price of Disclosure' (includes secondary trauma and burnout) and on the uses of personal writing in education. Many of Pennebaker's books have repetitious material, such as on all of his research studies.

This was a recommendation from my new trauma hero, Bessel van der Kolk, at his training 'New Frontiers in Trauma Treatment'. This is not a new book, but highlighted as a useful book that espouses the benefits of writing/narrative therapy.

The author was recommended in a class I took.... I was surprised what an easy read it was

Aug 12, 2011Chin Hwa rated it it was amazing

TOO GOOD. Integrated a lot of what I had been thinking about health, writing, teaching, language, and healing... A surprisingly easy read for a psychology book!

I continue to be interested in journaling and the benefits of it. Pennebaker is a pioneer in this field, and I enjoyed reading about the roots of his research.

Better tuned for someone who's a regular, non-writing Joe. Who might be the equivalent of someone looking for a shaman.

Jul 13, 2013Elizabeth Gates rated it it was amazing

So accessible. The kind of research report you can point doubters to and know their questions will be answered in comprehensible form

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great inspiration for inspiring writers and new writers alike: capturing the health aspects of writing

A haphazard collection of lacklustre anecdotes masquerading as a scholarly work. I regret wasting my time on this.

Jul 12, 2016MO rated it liked it

About the power of writing, disclosure, and how be a good listener.

Jun 07, 2012Nancy Stephan rated it really liked it

A great book of Pennebaker's original research on the effects of expressive writing on health outcomes, a subject near and dear to my heart.

Great book! About the healing power of expressing emotions..good complimentary testimony to journal writing

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