Small Talk
Complaining
Psychologically helpful, or not?
Updated: 2022.08.22
4 min read · Intermediate
Complaining Psychologically helpful, or not? Articles Journaling for Mental HealthDiscussion Questions Q1 In your own words, please briefly summarize the article. Q2 Why did you choose this article for today’s class? Q3 How often do you find yourself complaining? To friends? Family? Q4 Do you think complaining is satisfying for you? At what point do you think complaining becomes unhealthy? Q5 Have you ever tried journaling? Do you find it helpful? Why or why not? Q6 Do you find that the nature of your complaining has changed as you’ve aged? Q7 In what way does complaining help support your social relationships? Q8 If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down. Expressions ruminate to think deeply about, over and over Ví dụ 1 Don’t ruminate on the negative aspects of your mistake. Learn from it. Ví dụ 2 The philosophers ruminated on the value of truth. wallow to indulge in an unrestrained way Ví dụ 1 I wallowed in the palace’s opulence. Ví dụ 2 While he wallowed in self-pity, his friends were forced to pick up his slack. cold turkey the sudden and complete cessation of an activity Ví dụ 1 He decided to finally quit smoking cold turkey. Ví dụ 2 My friend stopped contacting me cold turkey. I still don’t know why! social fabric how members of a community/society interact with each other Ví dụ 1 We want to make policies that will enhance the social fabric. Ví dụ 2 Some agendas can really threaten to tear the social fabric. stride to walk (towards something) in big steps Ví dụ 1 We hope to make strides toward making our company number one this quarter. Ví dụ 2 Great social strides have been made in women’s rights. |
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