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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I complain or discuss negative aspects of my life more than others. I asked my therapist about it. She saw no issue. She says I grew up in an east coast culture that does it more.[b] I was living and interacting with more western-US people who don’t[/b].

I told her I think my culture does it more because ‘that’s the interesting stuff.’ So I have a good life, so I want to talk about the stuff that isn’t. That’s where there’s interest and nuance and questions to mull over with other people.

I wish others would do it more. [/quote]

This really rings true for me, as the opposite type. I'm from the western US and really don't like to be around negative talk. I think positive things are Interesting: a neat building I saw, a good hike, a funny story. I can tell that my negative friends see the negativity as bonding or an invitation to share similar worries. But it often has a cynical or fatalist edge (like, what could you expect?) that grates on me. [/quote]

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