Lang et al. (2002) goes beyond Pennebaker and Chung’s (2007) conclusion that expressive writing influences physical and mental health. Expressive writing completes an extremely important task that is important for every PTSD treatment. Reducing avoidance in a PTSD patient is always a frustrating process for both the therapist and the patient. It is so much of a frustrating task that drugs to physically reduce stress and anxiety in the patients intrigue many professionals. However, using drugs does not solve the problem that will persist after the drug loses its affect. Expressive righting, on the other hand, allows for habituation after gradually exposing the patient to the trauma. Expressive writing therapy can be seen as imaginary exposure
