Meet the woman who says she overshares like Gwyneth Paltrow and is not ashamed to admit it - as she wants to get people talking about mental health.<br /><br />Alysha Brooks, 33, is a self-confessed oversharer - and said she is often being told to keep quiet.<br /><br />Growing up, she says her parents often told her not to tell people certain things - like telling strangers where they live and talking about her personal life.<br /><br />But the social media manager says she often overshares to get people talking about their mental health after her own struggles.<br /><br />Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken out about being a shameless oversharer and that she won't stop telling people about her personal life.<br /><br />Alysha, from New York, said: "My entire life I have heard people tell me to stop oversharing.<br /><br />"I get why, they're telling me that to help me not hurt me, they could also be telling me that because what I'm telling them makes them feel uncomfortable.<br /><br />"Oversharing is really not that awful. Number one: I am oversharing my own life, not your life.<br /><br />"I try to be very careful about what I say and who I say it about. I try not to include my parents or my family.<br /><br />"I try to only talk about myself and my problems, I am not ashamed to be an oversharer."<br /><br />Alysha says she previously suffered with depression.<br /><br />She found sharing helped - so wants others to do the same.<br /><br />She said: "I often talk about my mental health struggles, you know, in depth, stuff like that people hide as it makes them feel ashamed.<br /><br />"I don't feel ashamed about it, there has been times when I was younger and my parents would be standing there and yelling at me for oversharing.<br /><br />"Now I don't feel ashamed, I feel empowered by oversharing, this is happened in my life and I feel in control of it.<br /><br />"I hope my sharing an experience other people hide, I can help people who are going through it.<br /><br />"I was once told by someone in Italy that Americans are annoying because we overshare everything."<br /><br />Alysha said people sharing their perfect life on social media is a big reason why she shares her struggles on the platform.<br /><br />She said: "When I was at the depths of my depression, I would go on social media and see everyone living their best life and it would make me feel inadequate.<br /><br />"I don't post about my husband, my marriage or my kids but other people do.<br /><br />"I post more about my depression and mental health.<br /><br />"People will always make you feel judged or ashamed but if you are doing it with your best intention you are doing nothing wrong.<br /><br />"The first few times you speak out will feel uncomfortable but you will be surprised by the outcome and the people that will be inspired by you."
