Too Much Information

Do you sometimes feel that people share too much information?? I mean like seriously, TOO MUCH INFORMATION. I mean it is fine to share if you are close friends....but not when I hardly know you.

One example is my ex-colleague who started to have an affair with our registrar. He was and still is engaged to his wife-to-be. Well, I have no comments for their relationship. However, she chats too much about their relationship.....and that includes details of what they do in bed. She talks about it to almost everyone....I mean I feel sorry for the registrar because obviously he doesn't know that she's spilling the beans about their sex life to everyone. From being raunchy at sex to telling us when he lost his virginity. My, that is WAY too much information.

Another example which I felt totally grossed out about just happened over the weekend. My registrar whom I was on call with was talking to me about semen. It all started when one of our patients came in with ? cystitis. She said that everytime she drinks cranberry juice, her abdominal pain disappears. So, then came the Q&A part:

"Ling, what do you think that is in cranberry juice that makes it good for urinary tract infection?" asked my reg.

"Hmm....I just read about that on newspaper today...and now I can't remember! Something to do with its sugar content?" I replied (feeling like a total idiot...but I really did read about the power of cranberry juice in the health section of The Star on Sunday).

"It basically prevents bacteria from sticking to the bladder wall."

"Oh ok....I've learnt something new today!"

"Now, what does semen and cranberry juice have in common?"

I was like....HUH?! Why are you asking me about semen and cranberry juice....I answered anyway. "They both have high sugar content."

"Exactly, Ling. So what does that tell you?"

"errmm....its good for urinary tract infection prophylaxis???"

"Yes. And that's what I have been telling my girlfriend. I've been telling her that semen is good for her....she should take it."

I honestly nearly puked! Now that is really far too much information to share!!!

"Oh right," I answered, and thinking.....thanks alot for telling me that! I do not want to know what you are doing with your girlfriend in bed.

"Yeah, semen is good. I keep telling my girlfriend that she should take some semen," he repeated.

So I tried to joke back and said, "Well, I don't suppose it is clinically proven, is it? I don't think anyone would like to participate in a research of such."

He laughed.

Oh dear.....I'm an open person. But I think sometimes, certain information is better kept to your own self. That is honestly far too much information.