{"id":7581,"date":"2022-10-21T09:20:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T09:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/?p=7581"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:30:18","slug":"bibliotherapy-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomsoup.com\/bibliotherapy-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Amazing Benefits of Bibliotherapy for Any Book Lover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you love reading to the point that it becomes a refuge from reality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A way to enter another world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many book lovers, including myself, this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On many occasions I find myself immersed in story, resonating with the lead character and relating the fictional account with my own journey through this most ethereal reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their troubles? A mirror of my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their successes? Accomplishments I aspire to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Literature has this power; to transport us to another realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And on a more practical level, non-fiction psychology books become a way for us to correlate our inner lives with emerging science on the topic, clearing up questions and confirming decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simply the act of reading is enough, allowing words to roll over our minds like a literary massage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, I’ve found that this predilection (bordering on obsession) has had many benefits, and since discovering the concept of bibliotherapy, I can finally understand why\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some benefits of reading therapy include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be human is to be a great skin-wrapped body of confusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conflicting thoughts and confusing emotions often reign and when we’re trapped in our own heads, we lack the emotional distance to put our problems into perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reading the stories and accounts of people on the page allows us to see our issues from a different angle, providing the insight we need to move forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we suffer from psychological stress and angst, our brains have the habit of telling us that we’re the only ones to ever feel this way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Negative emotions magnify and suddenly we feel that we’re completely alone – in a cold, dank pit of despair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becoming immersed in an imaginary plot or consuming a self-help book shows us that we’re not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although we’re all unique as humans, so too we share many of the same problems and encounter similar obstacles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reading about such issues connects us to those characters, illuminating unique ways to overcome our challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When reading, we’re constantly and often subconsciously placing ourselves<\/a> in the position of the characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Their experiences in a way, become our own inasmuch as we reference them against our inner reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Issues or accounts detailed on the page may well dovetail with our own experiences, even if we haven’t previously recognized such emotional signals as areas for further exploration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This self-questioning elicits a newfound sense of mindfulness, making us more emotionally adept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Resilience is a vast and often overlooked factor in mental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, it can also be a vague and inaccessible term for those experiencing emotional difficulty, lacking the concrete steps needed to offer solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortunately, reading offers a new avenue to learn this vital life skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By sharing the journeys of fictional and non-fictional characters, we begin to see how we can apply this mysterious art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n4. Promoting Coping Skills During Difficult Times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n