Co-rumination

When I need to vent or get something off my chest...I go to my husband, mom, sister and sometimes my co-worker...but Jeff has a very short attention span. When it comes to teen girls sharing their problems...there may be a problem.

Most teenage girls love to talk to their friends. And talk. And talk.

Recently female friendship and girl talk, particularly among adolescents, has drawn growing interest from psychologists and researchers examining the question of how much talking is too much talking. Some studies have found that excessive talking about problems can contribute to emotional difficulties, including anxiety and depression.
The term researchers use is “co-rumination” to describe frequently or obsessively discussing the same problem.