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Friday, August 10, 2007

FACT - Girls who b#tch too much end up depressed and anxious!! No sh#t??

Amanda Rose, a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia, has scientifically confirmed what men have thought since the beginning of time - girls who talk extensively about their problems with friends are likely to become more anxious and depressed.

The six-month study, which included boys and girls, examined the effects of co-rumination – excessively talking with friends about problems and concerns. Rose discovered that girls co-ruminate more than boys, especially in adolescence, and that girls who co-ruminated the most in the fall of the school year were most likely to be more depressed and anxious by the spring.

“When girls co-ruminate, they’re spending such a high percentage of their time dwelling on problems and concerns that it probably makes them feel sad and more hopeless about the problems because those problems are in the forefront of their minds. Those are symptoms of depression,” Rose said. “In terms of anxiety, co-ruminating likely makes them feel more worried about the problems, including about their consequences. Co-rumination also may lead to depression and anxiety because it takes so much time – time that could be used to engage in other, more positive activities that could help distract youth from their problems. This is especially true for problems that girls can’t control, such as whether a particular boy likes them, or whether they get invited to a party that all of the popular kids are attending.”

See ladies, stop b#tching and be happy!! We are only doing this to help everyone. Word....