Hays said at this time of year when many students are feeling overwhelmed with the pressures of final exams or unexpected crises, students should focus on what they can control, take better care of themselves and write down what they’ve learned this semester so they can apply it to the next.“Writing, whether it’s creative writing or just in a journal, is a type of leisure activity that will help students manage their stress in both the short and long term,” Hays said.
According to the study “Gain Without Pain?
Expressive Writing and Self-Regulation,” the way for people to enjoy the benefits of writing is to write about topics that are important to them in an effort to better understand their goals, needs and emotions to be able to move on toward the future.
Now, leaning against a pillar on the top step of Morrill Hall, Morrison thoughtfully looks out onto the campus darkened by the day’s cloud cover.
He shifts his weight as the humid breeze slightly ruffles his short red-tinged hair and squints into the distance.
He takes a moment, as if replaying a scene in his mind, before forming his thoughts into words.
“There have been times when I was feeling really depressed and lonely and I just decided to sit down, write it all out and get it off my chest,” Mo...
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