TMI: Watch Out For This Dreaded New Syndrome During The Holidays!
New syndromes show themselves over the years. What one generation fails to recognize, the next identifies as a truly life-altering condition. I think it’s time for us to Olympus Mju TOUGH-8000 add a new condition to the list.
First, let me define syndrome. According to Dictionary.com, one definition of a syndrome is ” A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, psychological disorder, or other abnormal condition.”
In English, please? Your body or behavior show signs of being irregular or strange.
Before I tell you what I call this group of abnormal actions, take this quiz and see if you have it. Do you have the new syndrome I propose? Here is a quiz:
1. Do you share intimate details about your life with total strangers?
2. Do you answer a yes/no question with a detailed analysis of all possibilities?
3. Do you announce personal details about your health or bodily functions at parties?
If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, you might be making others suffer because of your self-revealing disorder.
What is it, you might ask? I call it Too Much Information Syndrome, or TMI.
The worst thing about TMI is that, while those who have it suffer no ill effects, you are torturing the people around you by telling us much more than we want to know about you.
Some people are TMI magnets. They do not have TMI but attract others who suffer from the disorder. My mother is a TMI magnet. The dubious honor of possessing this particular power appears to
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