What drives us to be mean? A psychologist unpicks the urge to tear each other apart online

"I was a Tattle Life mean girl"

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What drives us to be mean? A psychologist unpicks the urge to tear each other apart online

By Stylist Team

2 years ago

6 min read

In the age of online trolling, is there a mean girl in all of us, and what might she be telling us about who we really are? Here, a real life mean girl and a psychotherapist go head to head.


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