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"Someone came up to me and said, 'Oh, do you really do this for real?' " she recalled — meaning, write gratitude letters.
She doesn't often count her blessings or write gratitude letters, both of which she thinks sound hokey even though her research suggests they make people happier.
A separate study of 139 students at James Madison University found that those who wrote gratitude letters experienced a higher level of elevation - a feeling of being moved and uplifted, promoting a desire to be a better person and give back to others.
A meta-analysis established that interventions as diverse as writing gratitude letters, practising optimistic thinking, replaying positive experiences and socializing have beneficial effects on levels of depression [ 22].
A meta-analysis established that positive psychology interventions as diverse as writing gratitude letters, practising optimistic thinking, replaying positive experiences and socializing have beneficial effects on levels of depression 91.
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The next assignment was to pay a gratitude visit or write a gratitude letter.
You write a detailed "gratitude letter" to that person, explaining in concrete terms why you're grateful.
Ingrid Wickelgren explains how to achieve success in seven short steps, including, "Write a gratitude letter": "If addressing an individual is uncomfortable or inappropriate, pen a note to yourself about all the things that are going well or that you feel fortunate to have.
The present study used a randomized controlled research design to test an adaptation of the gratitude letter-writing-and-visit intervention, using notes instead of letters and instant communication technology instead of personal visits, for the purposes of improving college students (N = 115) mental health.
Dr. Emmons said, for example, the deep reflection of writing a gratitude letter results in a positive feeling right away.
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