Do you have a case of social media depression?






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Social Media sites are meant for interacting with people, extending your connections and learn something new. I don't think there is anything that causes depression. These are just for knowing people more closely and establish relationship with them and there is nothing to be so serious about it.



Actually this is silly. After too many years, 900 "friends," and some borderline addictive behavior, I deleted my facebook account four months ago and have had ZERO withdrawal symptoms, and have never looked back. I've had more time and a better daily life. THERE IS LIFE AFTER FACEBOOK. It's not even that difficult. Also, at the major state university where I teach, the most interesting, intelligent, and impressively individualist students (admittedly a small number) have been decisive in not being on facebook. This has been true for several years.

What IS this "Facebook" the kids keep talking about?

As an IT professional, I surprise people because I don't own a smartphone, and I'm not on Facebook. I miss the days when people would reliably respond to email within a few hours, but I refuse to accept the devaluation of the terms "friend" and "share", and prefer my few close friends to a legion of electronic aquaintances.

Wow I must be ridiculously well adjusted. I don't get jealous or envious of friends when I read their posts and see their photos. I'm happy for their success and happiness and I cry for them when they suffer a loss or are going through a hard time. If Facebook and Twitter make you feel depressed I think you need to evaluate your mental health and work on improving yourself

I don't need the phenomena of social media to feel melancholy as that is my usual state, thank you!!
(Eeyore was one of my favorite a.a. milne characters)
I am actually glad that I don't use it.

I wouldn't call it "depression," but I certainly suffer from Facebook envy. I work in education, as do most of my friends. So when I see them post photos of their exotic and extravagant vacations, I get a little jealous. I want to travel, too! It takes a lot of energy to remind myself that these trips almost certainly are financed through credit card debt, which I am unwilling to entertain.

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