Last but not least: communicating can put your health at risk

"Piles of advertising in the letterbox, hundreds of emails every day, cell phone terror on the train and bus, non-stop chirping on social networks, thousands and thousands of websites on the World Wide Web" - it's no wonder that we feel overwhelmed, exhausted, stressed and annoyed, writes the Museum of Communication in a press release. This should now come to an end - thanks to the Clinic for Communication. Visitors enter via a foyer and are greeted by the director, Sana van Belkom. The first step towards improving communication behavior is to take a careful medical history. Visitors are therefore asked to reflect on and document their communication behavior and use of media in a check-up. The result of the check-up is the so-called Personal Communication Index (PKI), which identifies the benefits, enjoyment and suffering of each clinic visitor. The visitors are then ready for the consultation. The aim here is to learn about insights and strategies for dealing with the flood of communication in a fun and goal-oriented way.

However, as we all know, the best tips are worthless if you don't have them to hand at the crucial moment. At the end of the clinic visit, a vending machine therefore provides a handy memento. The medicine "Comucaïne" summarizes the most important tips from the exhibition on the package insert. Director Sana von Belkom also likes to look after her clients beyond the visit to the exhibition: she maintains her own page on Facebook, where she reports on everyday life at the clinic and answers questions.