Blog Therapy

Why do you write on your blog day after day?

I have asked a few people this question, and have gotten very similar answers, the basis of which is that blogging can be therapeutic. This is especially true for personal blogs. I have this blog, and my craft blog, and my picture blog. I also have a blog that is very personal to me. It is there that I write the events of my day, the struggles I face with my weight, and the way I feel about life. I know I feel better after I write an entry. Doing so makes me face the things I did that day, and writing it down helps me to make sense of things. Did that make sense? If you blog, I bet you followed along pretty well.

I have been trying to encourage my husband to write a blog. I told him he could keep it private, where no one would be able to read it. I just think putting things in writing can help him to deal with everything he's been discussing in therapy. (I think most of you already know that he goes to therapy once a week) I found this site where you can write a blog, journaling depression
or any other mental health issue, like anxiety, depression, substance-abuse, and even PTSD. The military is using this as a tool to help soldiers returning from over seas, and health care providers are also using it as a way for their patients to keep track of their progress. But, you do not have to be in therapy to use this site. It is designed to benefit everyone, even those individuals who are not yet ready to seek professional help.

The creators of this site have invested years of research to create this first ever online journaling tool based on cognitive behavior therapy. They are America's #1 Source of Online Therapy Journaling. I checked out the site, and was pretty impressed with what I saw. You can blog freely, or answer specific questions that are designed to track your progress. You can even make up your own questions. It is obvious from what I saw on this site that they care about people, and honestly want to help people get better.

I am hoping that I can get my husband to see the benefits of writing things down. He has made tremendous progress going to therapy, but I know there are things he holds back. I want him to have a safe place to work through things, and I truly believe he will find that with this site.