Why its okay to bitch on LJ
I often keep my bitching posts private, feeling that no one wants to read my venting. While doing some integrative medicine studying, I came across this quote...
"Also, if Pennebaker and colleagues are correct about the mechanisms of journaling, then those individuals who are not able to construct a sensible narrative of their traumatic experiences through journaling will not benefit, but there are not easy criteria for identifying those who will be capable of such writing and those who are not. In fact, studies of the words used by journaling participants have confirmed that those who 1) do not write about negative events, or 2) do not have the capacity to think about the events with any perspective, benefit less from the intervention (Pennebaker & Beall, 1986)."
So bitching is okay, but I still feel that being only negative can be a turn-off. Maybe its something I developed after making a profession out of listening to people complain.
"Also, if Pennebaker and colleagues are correct about the mechanisms of journaling, then those individuals who are not able to construct a sensible narrative of their traumatic experiences through journaling will not benefit, but there are not easy criteria for identifying those who will be capable of such writing and those who are not. In fact, studies of the words used by journaling participants have confirmed that those who 1) do not write about negative events, or 2) do not have the capacity to think about the events with any perspective, benefit less from the intervention (Pennebaker & Beall, 1986)."
So bitching is okay, but I still feel that being only negative can be a turn-off. Maybe its something I developed after making a profession out of listening to people complain.