Can Creative Writing Ease Anxiety? Scientific evidence shows creative writing helps reflect on our lives in ways that ease our worries. Creative writing blogs, or choosing to write a story online, brings benefits well beyond words on the page. The question might not be, "How long does it take to write 1000 words?' Instead, 'Could writing 1000 words ease some of the worries that I have?' This post explains 4 startling ways creative writing can ease anxiety.