你是“分享控”嗎？

福建 高旭鈴

什么是“分享過度”？你怎么判斷自己是否分享得太多了呢？本文圍繞人們是否在網絡上過度分享展開了討論。

We live in an age where discussing our feelings is encouraged. But when does it all become too much? When can sharing become oversharing on social media?

What is oversharing? The term has become associated with social media, but it isn't limited to this platform. Imagine you head to a party and you meet someone. Within five minutes, they have given many details about their personal life. While some of us may try to escape these people, according to marriage therapist Carolyn Cole, this form of oversharing could come from a strong desire to connect with someone. But how does this translate to social media?

Dr Christopher Hand, a lecturer in cyberpsychology （網絡心理學）, says the more details people disclose, the less sympathy （同情心） we express when things go wrong. This could be due to a belief that the more we are attracted by our own bad experiences, the more we share them. It seems that the idea of searching for sympathy by oversharing, is generally thought as negative rather than the cry for help it could actually be.

However, Dr Hand's research also seems to suggest that the more we post on a platform, the more socially attractive we become—provided that the posts that we hurriedly let out are positive. We should avoid complaining and being negative online. We should also avoid showing off or talking proudly, as it's now known—especially about our love lives.

So, how can you know if you are oversharing?Well,why not ask your friends in real life? They would probably be more than happy to tell you if your posts about your breakfast or your gripes about your lack of money really are too much.

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