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When attempting to eliminate negative speech reveals how pervasive it has become

I have been trying to stop complaining for one month but I did not realize how much of my conversation is just criticizing things until I tried to stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to change habitual communication patterns exposes the extent to which identity and social connection depend on shared negativity and criticism.

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