Have you ever asked someone how their day was, or been chatting casually with a friend, only to have them tell you a horrific story that has left you feeling distressed or emotionally exhausted ...

It is human to want to connect with others. And sometimes, if you’ve had a particularly rough day (or week, or year), it can be freeing to bond with someone by sharing deep secrets or your troubled ...

It's a simple recipe. "My name is Gabriella and I spent the first four years of my life in a meth house," says Gabriella as a matter-of-fact, before emptying a bag of Sour Patch candy into a bowl in a ...

Dear Abby: It seems I am a human landfill into which people dump their trauma. I’m not sure how this happened. It started three years ago, when an estranged friend called me and talked for more than ...

Do you have those friends who overshare without asking if you're in a position to receive it or not? We've all been there or done it unintentionally. While it is true that a problem shared is half ...

Tension: People who share deeply personal trauma with strangers often carry an unacknowledged struggle between desperate hope for connection and fear of never truly being seen. Noise: Surface-level ...

Whenever I was on a date, I would trauma dump, explaining my complicated past. My dates took it in stride, but I felt out of control. When I realized my drinking was the problem, I got sober, and it ...

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People who "dump" traumatic thoughts, feelings, energy onto others—who speak and behave with "wild vulnerability"—find it very difficult to organize, process, and filter their feelings appropriately.

11 Signs You’ve Been ‘Trauma Dumping’ Without Realizing It, According to Psychologists If you feel like there have been times when those truths have spilled over into conversations where it might be ...