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You can probably see from browsing my blog post selection that I’m rather bullish on books – I love to read and it does me good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than rocking myself into desperate existential despair, I self-medicate in the pages of my favorite literature instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, I’m not alone – many other people use reading as therapy to prevent them from going doolally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, words have the power to heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can see ourselves in the fictional characters and worlds that great authors so effortlessly create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, we resonate with the descriptions of non-fiction authors who describe our quirks and foibles so adroitly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this is where the magic happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliotherapy<\/a> is the practice of using books to our therapeutic advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Bibliotherapy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve never heard the term, according to the wisdom repository that is Wikipedia<\/a>, bibliotherapy is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A creative arts therapy that involves storytelling or the reading of specific texts. It uses an individual’s relationship to the content of books and poetry and other written words as therapy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also overlaps and is often combined with writing therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is it for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bibliotherapy can be used for various psychological symptoms, covering everything from anxiety<\/a> and depression, to overthinking<\/a> and procrastination<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can also help with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n