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Plain English with Derek Thompson cover image

Why the Voice Inside Your Head Can Sound Like a Jerk

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

Does Venting Work?

There is a popular belief that when bad things happen, what you want to do is not keep it bottled up inside. Venting leads people to feel closer and more connected to the people they're talking to. If all we do is talk about the bad stuff, i leave the conversation feeling really close and connected to you. But i leave that conversation just as upset, if not more upset than when i started. The mind works in terms of a emotion is its kind of like the game of dominoes.

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