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It's Official: Oversharing Makes You Crazy [What We Need More Of Is Science]
Posted on September 11, 2008
Attention, teenage girls: all that talking to your friends is bad for you. So stop it! That's not just what everybody, from your geeky classmates to your dad to strangers trapped on subway trains with you thinks; it's the doctor's advice! Oversharing has officially been deemed bad for humanity's mental health. Vindication at last! Consider the opinion of psychologists, Julia Allison: Some studies have found that excessive talking about problems can contribute to emotional difficulties, including anxiety and depression. Get off the internet, Lena Chen: The term researchers use is co-rumin...
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