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Creative Writing as Psychotherapy

Volume 8 - Issue 2

Solomon Awuzie*

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    • Department of English, Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria

    *Corresponding author: Solomon Awuzie, Department of English, Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria

Received: August 09, 2018;   Published: August 24, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.08.001636

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Abstract

This article contemplates creative writing as psychotherapy. It represents the human society as neurotic and suggests creative writing as an important mechanism to control the ailment. The article describes the three ways in which creative writing can act as check to neurosis and they include free association, substitute gratification and transference.

Keywords: Creative writer; Neurosis; Human Mind

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