As noted by Warren* (2000, pp. 4 -5), “integration of artistic processes within a social context can help promote the growth of a healthy individual and a healthy society”, and is “essential not only to an individual’s but also to a society’s well-being”.
From what I've always told Amy, and quit a few other people, blogging is a good form of therapy. It lets you express yourself through a medium which lets you decide the level of privacy you'll be comfortable with. If you don't want anyone to know it's you, you can always blog without telling the world who you are, or even if you do, you can always make up some random persona that's floating in your head. You can also be brave and let the whole world know it's you and publish your blog address to the whole world. Or keep it right in the middle, with only a few trusted people to know about you and your blog.
With the amount of information and resources available over the internet, it's not surprising to see that many have introduced videos and photos, even news articles, to their blogs. 'Citing resources' for whatever has peaked their interest or irritated them for that portion of their lives.
Personally, it's been a great source to vent out frustration, especially for times when I've had to keep my tongue in check at work. There are times when I may be frustrated about something or someone, start a post, and end up not being able to finish it the way I thought it would because I've actually calmed down enough to let the issue go. Strange as it seems, blogging does seem to help cool the nerves, and the results after reading the old posts, after some time, can be rather amusing.
*Warren B. (Ed.). (2000) Using the Creative Arts in Therapy: A Practical Introduction 2nd Ed. New York, USA: Routledge.
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