Blogging: Now It's 'Expressive Writing'...

and good for me. (And you, too, if you care to comment. Hint, hint.)
This research find from Scientific American comes via Andrew Sullivan at The Atlantic, who has interns. And an assistant. And a site monitor.

Also, blogging might trigger dopamine release, similar to stimulants like music, running and looking at art.

Mmmm, dopamine.
Expressive writing of the complaining type apparently satisfies the need for relief from pain and suffering, they say.
If you've spent any time surfing the 'spere, you know it's overloaded with complaint, accusation, libel, slander and even threat.
Which is why I read it. So you don't have to.