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--Not a fan of the classifieds either. The survey questions are important and might be more effective if grouped together.--Not a place I would come for movie and TV reviews but links to local events and area attractions are very useful and would be better if also grouped together. Some may not be computer savy and might have a hard time navigating around.--Could be more tolerant of comments with views that differ from your own which may encourage more participation.--Info on community news especially the board meetings is great since little is published on the LA website.--Appreciate you taking the time to get this up and running and through your efforts I think indirectly we're getting some valuable feedback to the LA management
anon-- your right--- i do have a tendency to let my views be known and they don't always concur with the comments -- but i hope others will still post their views since what people are thinking out there is important and any discussion in good for everyone--- there are some who disagree with me and i publish them unedited and in full - - blogs are about expressing yourself and then see what the feedback is like --- sometimes it is more like blow back when they disagree but that's what blogging is suppose to be about and is healthy for people ( see proceeding article )-- thanks again and if you or anyone wants to help with the layout of the blog i'd be happy for the help--- chipper
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
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MY SHRINK SAYS....BLOG
Why do people write confessional blogs? It's a creative outlet. It's a forum to vent. It's an exercise in exhibitionism. To mental-health experts, though, it's more than that: a blog is medicine. Psychiatrists are starting to tout the therapeutic power of blogging, and many have begun incorporating it into patient treatment. A forthcoming study in the journal CyberPsychology & Behavior even suggests that bloggers might be happier than nonbloggers.
Mental-health experts say blogs are a step up from plain old diaries, chiefly because of the built-in audience. As kids, we learn that if we air our problems, we get help. We associate communication with consolation, particularly when the going gets tough. Blogging fulfills that primal need for sympathy. "Writing is an effort of the brain to communicate for comfort," says Harvard neurologist Alice Flaherty. "Diaries are a form of that communication, but removed. Blogging gets you closer to that sympathetic audience, and that's what makes it therapeutic." According to psychologist John Suler, the anonymity of blogging provides another therapeutic boost: it's high intimacy with low vulnerability. But blogger beware. "Revealing too much," says Suler, "can cause shame or guilt." So blog to your heart's content, but leave some things to the imagination.
Mental-health experts say blogs are a step up from plain old diaries, chiefly because of the built-in audience. As kids, we learn that if we air our problems, we get help. We associate communication with consolation, particularly when the going gets tough. Blogging fulfills that primal need for sympathy. "Writing is an effort of the brain to communicate for comfort," says Harvard neurologist Alice Flaherty. "Diaries are a form of that communication, but removed. Blogging gets you closer to that sympathetic audience, and that's what makes it therapeutic." According to psychologist John Suler, the anonymity of blogging provides another therapeutic boost: it's high intimacy with low vulnerability. But blogger beware. "Revealing too much," says Suler, "can cause shame or guilt." So blog to your heart's content, but leave some things to the imagination.
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