Is Writing the Best Method for Releasing Repressed Feelings and Maintaining Health?
What follows will serve as a comparison between writing versus speaking as measured by Epstein-Barr virus antibody titers.(1) Here is the skinny. Most people have been exposed to this critter, called EBV, and carry the virus in their bodies for life. The theory goes that, when an person's immune system is strong, this virus is kept in check. When the immune system becomes compromised in some way, these viruses are starting to multiply. When they start to multiply, the our body's natural defense mechanism sets in and produces antibodies to fight this virus.