You heard them, people!

[tikistitch]

The New York Times says, SUCK IT UP!

(And, it's in the Style section, so you know it's true....)

Girl Talk Has Its Limits

MOST teenage girls love to talk to their friends. And talk. And talk....

But recently female friendship and girl talk, particularly among adolescents, has drawn growing interest from psychologists and researchers examining the question of how much talking is too much talking. Some studies have found that excessive talking about problems can contribute to emotional difficulties, including anxiety and depression.

The term researchers use is “co-rumination” to describe frequently or obsessively discussing the same problem. The behavior is typical among teens — Why didn’t he call? Should I break up with him?

...Why are all dollie people completely batshit? (Oh, sorries, that's us.)

tiki's new word of the day: Co-Rumination! We're going to be changing the name of this blog to "Come, co-ruminate with me!"

Comments

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I read that article at lunch. "O hai sometimes s'good to talk about stuff but sometimes you can totally overthink it and make it worse. Y'know?" "Teen girls should just shut the fuck up and eat their stress like everybody else. Fuckin' girls. They're all like my wife. And that damned Internet isn't helping."

Thanks, New York Times.

Thewyorktimes.

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks, New York Times.

Thewyorktimes.

*splorfle*

I still need to get a picture of that danged Thanks Ants sign. It's behind a security door!

[aoi-no-neko.livejournal.com]

"And, psychologists say, it has intensified significantly with e-mail, text messaging, instant messaging and Facebook. And in certain cases it can spin into a potentially contagious and unhealthy emotional angst, experts say."

I think they forgot Live Journal...
It's why I've become very selective in what I read any more. I've started having this running loop in my head of the scene from Moonstruck where Cher says "Snap out of it!"

Of course now I just did it. Sorry for co-ruminating.

[jabberwockypie.livejournal.com]

Why are all dollie people completely batshit? (Oh, sorries, that's us.)
We feel that somebody needs to figure this one out. With SCIENCE.