Oversharing via Social Media: Are You Guilty?

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PART

 A   Oversharing

& the Reasons Why

PART

 B  

PART

 C  

Ways to Avoid Oversharing

REFERENCES  

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Social Media has drastically changed the way we communicate with each

other.

We are now largely unfiltered and unconsciously writing to a bigger

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Social media also has the ability to quickly break down personal barriers.This leads to a

phenomenon called oversharing.

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Let’s look at an example:

As you’re about to hit that

You notice the caption …

You notice a picture of a delicious smoothie!

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Let’s look at an example:

“Mommy’s first placenta shake! It tastes like heaven! I put lots of blueberries, pineapples and mango. Yum!”

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Let’s look at an example:

Gross !

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Uh Oh..

Most of us have overshared at some point in our lives.

Uh Oh..

Most of us have overshared at some point in our lives.

Psychology experts say oversharing is related to anxiety and insecurities.[1]

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Spilling the beans helps us manage our stress.[2]

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Also, we plainly love self-indulgence.

A Harvard study states 40% of speech, and 80% of social media postings share how we think or feel.[3]

When you share things about yourself, reward centers in the brain are activated.[4] This leads to feelings of pleasure and happiness.

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Oversharing is therefore part of human nature. The

problem arises with the introduction of social

media technologies.

Words expressed through momentary lapses of anger

or ignorance are now eternalized on these social platforms and become apart of our

identity.

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We all have that one “friend” who spams our newsfeed with excess updates and pictures.

Sometimes, that “friend” could be you!

We all have that one “friend” who spams our newsfeed with excess updates and pictures.

Here are some ways to avoid oversharing:

Security settings: Learn them, Use them, Be them! Security settings allow us to limit the audiences of our various updates and share with those who really matter.

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Think before you ink! (Online of course) Before you hit enter, think about the consequences and re-evaluate that status update.

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Consider a third party program to monitor your online presence. Various apps and services are now dedicated to managing your social media!

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The digital revolution brought about immense advancements to communication. However, tech tools also have serious negatives. Manage your online presence appropriately and use it to your advantage!  

Sources    [1]  h;p://www.huffingtonpost.com/grown-­‐and-­‐flown/oversharing-­‐why-­‐do-­‐we-­‐do-­‐it-­‐and-­‐how-­‐do-­‐we-­‐stop_b_4378997.html    [2]  h;p://www.huffingtonpost.com/russ-­‐warner/why-­‐you-­‐should-­‐care-­‐about_5_b_4698098.html    [3]  h;p://www.2machines.com/ar[cles/180578.html    [4]  h;p://wjh.harvard.edu/~dtamir/Tamir-­‐PNAS-­‐2012.pdf      Images  licensed  under  Crea[ve  Commons  Agreement  and  sourced  from  Flickr