Writing might help brain cope with emotional overload
Asked why writers were often troubled souls, he said that the writing itself may be a reaction to severe emotional problems.
"I am sure that it is one of their motivators to write," he said. "You have to ask yourself what they would be like without the writing."
via telegraph.co.uk
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