Kyla says to Diane,"I'm so stressed about my grad school applications. I haven't heard back from any of the schools." Diane interjects stating,"Oh well life will be fine,and you don't have to stress or talk about it anymore. I am so over hearing about those applications!" Which of these is Diane doing?

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Kyla says to Diane,"I'm so stressed about my grad school applications. I haven't heard back from any of the schools."  Diane interjects stating,"Oh well life will be fine,and you don't have to stress or talk about it anymore. I am so over hearing about those applications!"  Which of these is Diane doing?

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Diane is diverting the conversation away from Kyla's stress about her grad school applications by interrupting her and telling her to stop talking about it. This is an example of diversionary interrupting.

Kyla Says to Diane,"I'm So Stressed About My Grad School