Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Medical Benefits of Blogging

Yep, akala niyo blogging is only a means of communicating with friends and loved ones at akala niyo blogging is the only means of stripping off yourself publicly pero nabasa ko, yah-- nagbabasa na ako ng mga articles na blogging has therapeutic benefits. Sabi yan ng mga experts-- when I say experts yung mga professors at doctors the galing Harvard o kung ano pa man. I got this from this site:

" But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not."

Yeah, I agree with the stress-coping mechanism because proven fact 'yon. Kahit na ako minsan galing school tapos ang dami pang schoolworks I still find myself blogging parang pantanggal stress na lang kasi napo-pour out mo yung mga experiences mo through writing.

It is also said the blogging releasese "dopamine". Eto yung hormone na narerelease na nagii-stimulate sa 'tin like for example pag nakikinig tayo sa music, or looking at an art. So, we can classify blogging as an entertainment and a stimulant--- so parang drugs nakaka-high..hehe. Pero seriously blogging is analogous to drugs but not in a harmful way, like drugs it is very addictive, yes for sure, like drugs parang maganda yung feelings mo pag you release all your thoughts, pero like drugs minsan it harms us kasi there are times na hindi tayo nagiging conscious sa mga sinusulate natin that we forgot that there are people who read our blog leading sa pagkasira ng reputation natin, so kung talagang galit na galit na kayo sa isang tao o sa isang bagay make sure to use metaphors malay ba nila kung sila 'yon.

May nabasa ako sa April 2, 2008 issue ng Philippine Daily Inquirer na may title:"Yes, blogs can ruin your life"tapos may tag line pa na-- You could suffer blog backfire. What you post online could be used against you. One story na nakasulat doon may isang girl na tumawag sa office niya saying that she is sick so hindi siya makakapasok pero the truth is she was planning to start the weekend by going to the beach with friends. Tapos nag-post siya ng mga pictures sa blog, then may ka-officemate siyang nakita yung link tapos nireport niya sa boss nila, so 'yun buti na lang hindi siya nasisante. Wala lang, marami na kasing nagboblog as in super dami na, hindi na nga uso sa 'tin yung "diary" eh, well, siguro yung iba, pero I can see no harm in blogging unless you cross the limit and offend many people, that's the time the blogging do cause harm.

Well, at least we feel good whenever we blog due to its medicinal benefits.

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