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Should we be talking about cancer?
This month I celebrated four years since the trip to BreastScreen that found triple negative cancer in my left breast. It's an important milestone for me. Unlike other forms of breast cancer, the ris...
I love your post @positive3negative. It raises a few different issues for me.
I was a community member long before I became a community manager. I love the social web. I talk to my family and a few friends on the phone every week, but, as an expat, social media (particularly Facebook) is an important way in which I stay connected to family and friends abroad. I agree that some people seem to constantly express outrage; social media is an excellent vehicle for amplifying outrage. Plus, our brains have a negativity bias. We tend to remember negative things more than good things and they can have a greater impact on us. But it also concerns me when we blame people for being offended. Some things should offend us. I would love it if people stopped policing the reactions of people facing hardships.Yes, indulging in negative thoughts and self-talk isn't healthy, but talking is and the support we get contributes to better health outcomes. Nobody has a right to tell you you're sharing too much of yourself or that you need to get over it.
I was a community member long before I became a community manager. I love the social web. I talk to my family and a few friends on the phone every week, but, as an expat, social media (particularly Facebook) is an important way in which I stay connected to family and friends abroad. I agree that some people seem to constantly express outrage; social media is an excellent vehicle for amplifying outrage. Plus, our brains have a negativity bias. We tend to remember negative things more than good things and they can have a greater impact on us. But it also concerns me when we blame people for being offended. Some things should offend us. I would love it if people stopped policing the reactions of people facing hardships.Yes, indulging in negative thoughts and self-talk isn't healthy, but talking is and the support we get contributes to better health outcomes. Nobody has a right to tell you you're sharing too much of yourself or that you need to get over it.