Posts tagged co-rumination

Interesting. Looks like talking to friends about problems may actually increase misery which contradicts popular belief. According to University of Missouri-Columbia, “co-rumination” — in other words, excessively discussing problems with close friends — appears to increase anxiety and depression in young and adolescent girls. Boys seems to be immune against such effects.

However, this does mean that girls should not confide . What is interesting is that sharing problems with friends strengthened their friendships — but it also increased their feelings of depression and anxiety which is however, not necessarily clinically anxious or depressed. (more…)