Going Through a Breakup? 3 Rules for Online Sharing
“Oversharing? Not vulnerability; I call it floodlighting.” — Brené Brown
Your friend’s marriage is over and she’s distraught.
You want to support her. But her coping strategy seems to be to share every detail about her ex’s cheating and their messy breakup on social media.
It’s cringe-worthy to watch her sadness, anger and bitterness at her ex unfold, post by post. It’s surely not good for their kids. You suggest she puts the brakes on, to not get so personal. But she says it helps to process her distress. It’s her therapy.
What do you do?
Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.” — Brené Brown
To open up….or not?
The world is confusing. On one hand we hear it’s cool to be open and vulnerable, to express our thoughts and feelings. On the other, we’re quick to condemn when we think people have said too much.
Often, our discomfort is less about what’s being shared — and more about our moral views. In other words, we measure others’ actions by whether we would do the same thing: I wouldn’t say/do that. I’d never post that. TMI. How…
