Sharing Secrets With Friends: Why, When, and How To Share Sensitive Information.
We are called social creatures for a reason: Talking to others is how we organise our thoughts and moderate our emotions. When you are stuck in your head, it is easy to lose touch with reality - this could be by being overly fearful, confident, heartbroken, pleased, and so on. Talking to others - hearing their replies, or at least seeing their facial expressions - is how we know our thoughts are in line. Hence, without someone to talk to you cannot accurately/optimally approach reality.