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When digital group chats become emotionally exhausting

My closest friend group from graduate school stays in touch through a group chat but lately it's become dominated by one person's constant crises and another person's political rants. The rest of us don't know how to address it without seeming unsupportive or starting a bigger conflict.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The always-on nature of digital communication amplifies personality dynamics that might be manageable in person but become overwhelming in constant text form.

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