Health & Swellness

Packaging issues

March 29, 2010 at 10:24 AM Leave a comment

Photo: Knotty by Nature

If you’re having trouble dealing with a breakup or losing your job – or any of life’s trials and tribulations – read on.

New research from the Rotman School of Management has found that literally packing up something related to the issue you’re grappling with — a written recollection of the incident that you put into a box or an envelope, for example – helps improve your negative feelings about the event and helps to create a sense of psychological closure.

Entry filed under: Swellbeing. Tags: closure, depression, happiness, psychology, stationery, stress.