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“We hear so much about the difficulties caused by those who cannot be intimate, who seem incapable of disclosing anything of what they genuinely feel, it can take time to register the opposite but no less grave problem: those who cannot keep enough of themselves to themselves, those whose hunger for closeness overwhelms their concern for their own safety, those who will, in a poignant bid to hold others’ attention, lay out – within minutes of a new encounter – secrets that they would have been wiser to take to the grave.
This isn’t to deny the fun that oversharers can bring to social life. These won’t be the types talking about the economic contraction or where they last went on holiday. Contact with other humans should be about getting to the marrow of things, they believe, which is why we will quickly get to hear about their ex’s sexual difficulty, the vicious row they had about their mother’s will, exactly how much they earn, the troubles they have with their digestion, their favourite bedroom position and the nature of an early childhood trauma…
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Hannah O’Brien
Title animation produced in collaboration with
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oversharing, social media, boundaries, privacy, mental health, communication, relationships, self-awareness, self-love, personal growth, oversharing on social media, dangers of oversharing, how to set boundaries, the importance of privacy, emotional vulnerability, building healthy relationships, tmi (too much information), online safety, social anxiety, self-disclosure, how oversharing can hurt you, the psychology of oversharing, why we overshare on social media, setting boundaries in relationships, building healthy communication skills, protecting your privacy online, overcoming social anxiety, how to be more self-aware, tips for healthy self-disclosure, finding true connection online
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