The immunological effects of thought suppression.

@article{Petrie1998TheIE,
  title={The immunological effects of thought suppression.},
  author={Keith J. Petrie and Roger John Booth and James W. Pennebaker},
  journal={Journal of personality and social psychology},
  year={1998},
  volume={75 5},
  pages={
          1264-72
        }
}
Individuals often suppress emotional thoughts, particularly thoughts that arouse negative emotions, as a way of regulating mood and reducing distress. However, recent work has highlighted the complexities and unexpected cognitive and physiological effects of thought suppression. In a study designed to examine the short-term immunological effects of thought suppression, participants wrote about either emotional or nonemotional topics with or without thought suppression. Blood was drawn before… 
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