{"id":1162,"date":"2008-05-19T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/is-blogging-better-than-prozac.html"},"modified":"2008-05-19T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T09:30:00","slug":"is-blogging-better-than-prozac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/is-blogging-better-than-prozac.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Blogging Better Than Prozac?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I mentioned, Beliefnet’s Lilit Marcus<\/a> forwarded me a response to the CNN article<\/a> published on Jezebel. com, which discusses the miracle of communication. Of course, we at Beyond Blue, already know this. But it’s a fascinating read regardless. To get to the Jezebel article, click here.<\/a> It begins:<\/p>\n

Yesterday on CNN.com, Anna Jane Grossman<\/a> tackles the very heart and soul of personal blogs. Grossman says some may question why people share their deepest thoughts and feelings with strangers online, but the better question is: Why not? Grossman writes, “Overeating, alcoholism, depression \u2014 name the problem and you’ll find someone’s personal blog on the subject.” Grossman spoke to Stacey Kim, whose husband died of pancreatic cancer. “Kim curled up next to her husband and held him as he succumbed to a long battle with pancreatic cancer,” Grossman explains. “The next morning, she went online to post about the experience.” Stacey’s emotional blogging helped her cope. “Right after he died, people kept asking if I was in therapy,” she says.”I’d say, ‘No, but I have a blog.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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