Her research
reveals that that people who are widowed but have a
close friend as confidante do much better health-wise following their loss than those who do not — but having a family member
as confidante was not associated with similar benefits.
The well - documented Type 1 stressors include experiences such
as being impersonated, receiving a barrage of personal attacks, and being outed, shamed, or humiliated publicly, whereas the lesser - documented Type 2 involves a curious or controlling boy / girlfriend or
friend constantly breaking into social media accounts or smartphone devices to read digital communications with others, feeling smothered by the quantity of digital communications with
close others, and feeling a pressure to comply with requests that
reveal something considered highly personal and private.
One seemingly obvious solution might be to
reveal your insecurities to someone you're
close to — such
as a
friend or a romantic partner — so that this person could help you to feel better.