User:Gwenyth Toledo/Free writing

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Personal free writing is the practice of writing what one is thinking without considering organization or grammatical errors. In a study done by Fred McKinney, free writing was defined as letting one’s thoughts and words flow onto paper without hesitation. This can be done through in the format of letters or even a personal notebook. Previous research suggests that personal free writing about emotional or traumatic events can lead to improvement in physical and emotional health. Studies done by James Pennebaker suggest privately free writing about emotions and past events for a few minutes every day may be beneficial to those that are healing from trauma or emotional disturbances. Past research implies free writing about emotional events may even be an effective form of therapy. Researchers even suggests that personal free writing in students is correlated to improvements in working memory.