When you gossip, you are helping to destroy something extremely valuable. An anonymous blogger wrote: After telling my best friend, it leaked that I tried [cutting] once. Everyone thought I was even more of a freak. Even though the temptation to gossip is powerful, you will always win when you choose not to use it. Paul wrote: I admit that I love spreading rumors. It usually works. Gossip grows an audience.
You simply being there listening to it adds to its appeal. Katy wrote: My best friend is someone who people used to say really bad things about.
But once I got to know her, I learned the truth about her. Or am I just trying to be in the know? Is the information even true? Be very careful about what you choose to tell these people. Being gossiped about can be extremely painful. In the end, it never pays to gossip. I really appreciated this comment from Jolene: I love how Dawson tells how gossip really hurts. Other blog sites just gossip, this one tells us how hurtful it can be.
I am so glad that Dawson is down-to-earth. What have you done to repair a bad reputation? Please tell me your story. I look forward to hearing from you. Photo Credit: Ben White.
I found out years ago that most gossip is caused by jealousy and envy. A woman in the Church I go to gossips every time she opens her mouth. I think she gossips about others to try and make her and her family look better than the people that are doing the same thing as her and her family does. She has turned people against me by her lies and slander.
You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. By Dana Wilkie. Reuse Permissions. Image Caption. Is it gossip to speculate whether Carol in accounting is expecting her second child? Some negative consequences of workplace gossip are: Erosion of trust and morale. Lost productivity and wasted time. Divisiveness among employees as people take sides. Hurt feelings and reputations.
Attrition due to good employees leaving the company because of an unhealthy work environment. Company Policies In their employee handbooks, many companies have formal policies restricting gossip. Employee Conduct. You have successfully saved this page as a bookmark. OK My Bookmarks. Please confirm that you want to proceed with deleting bookmark.
Making up a rumor or spreading gossip sometimes satisfies their need for revenge. Research indicates that boredom is often the number one reason why teens spread rumors. As a result, they resort to rumors and gossip to spice things up and make life more exciting. When teens are being gossiped about or if someone is spreading rumors, there are a number of things that they can do to cope with it.
For instance, your teen could stop dwelling on what other people are saying or go directly to the source and confront the issue.
The key is to find a way to address the gossiping and rumor spreading that is comfortable for your child. Get diet and wellness tips to help your kids stay healthy and happy. Front Psychol. Levesque RJR Editor. Encyclopedia of Adolescence. TeensHealth from Nemours. Someone is spreading rumors about me. Laugeson EA. Franklin L. Gender Macmillan Insights in Psychology series. Red Globe Press. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for VerywellFamily. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page.
These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. I Accept Show Purposes. Rumors Unverified pieces of information Often involves speculation Unknown if information is true May change slightly as retold Information usually not harmful to another person. Gossip Juicy or scandalous story Hurtful for another person Unknown if information is true Usually involves things not discussed publicly May humiliate the person it's about.
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