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“Their relationship echoed, in many ways, the binds of trust and mutual protection that kept prisoners alive and sane in Nazi concentration camps. In those camps, researchers found, the "basic unit of survival" was the pair, not the individual.”

Book:Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

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“Oversharing? Not vulnerability; I call it floodlighting. ... A lot of times we share too much information as a way to protect us from vulnerability, and here's why. I'm scared to let you know that I just wrote this article and I'm under total fire for it and people are making fun of me and I'm feeling hurt -- the same thing that I told someone in an intimate conversation. So what I do is I floodlight you with it - I don't know you very well or I'm in front of a big group, or it's a story that I haven't processed enough to be sharing with other people - and you immediately respond "hands up; push me away" and I go, "See? No one cares about me. No one gives a s*** that I'm hurting. I knew it." It's how we protect ourselves from vulnerability. We just engage in a behavior that confirms our fear.”

Vulnerability Armor Self Fulfilling Prophecy Oversharing Floodlighting

Book:The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connections and Courage

Source: The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connections and Courage

“Sometimes it was like Neil was from an alien planet, where people never asked for or shared anything emotional without deeply apologizing first. He assured me that he was simply British. And that we Americans, with all of our loud oversharing and need for random hugs and free admissions to people we've just met of deep, traumatic childhood wounds looks just as alien to them.”

British American Random Hugs Neil Gaiman Oversharing

Book:The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Source: The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

“I’ve always hated being asked if I’m ‘OK’. The available answers are either to lie and say ‘I’m fine’ or to massively and embarrassingly overshare.”

Mental Health Relatable Youngadult Oversharing

Book:Loveless

Source: Loveless

“Don’t waste time waiting for opportunity to surface; it may never happen that way. Spend time to create one and many more will unfold in series!”

Time Opportunity Series Food For Thought Israelmore Ayivor Procrastination Delay You Can Do It You Can Do It Now Time Wasting Embrace Opportunities Create Opportunities

Book:Daily Drive 365

Source: Daily Drive 365

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