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I Think Facebook Makes Me Depressed

It's Been Two Weeks

By: 59timesthepain
Written on August 24th, 2012
It's been two weeks since I quit Facebook and Twitter.

I know I'm missing out on events people have but it was killing me to see someone I really like interacting with her other friends online but ignoring me.

I also said some things that were provocative but that's less of a reason to leave than the reason above.

I'm not really happier yet from leaving Facebook. I think in about two weeks, when I finish running an important fundraising event, I'll probably appear to disappear off the face of the earth to most people.
I think people will miss me if they actually think about me but don't really care. I think I'll just go through a period of just doing my thing.
By: 59timesthepain
Age: 36-40 , Male
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  • inSpeir
    inSpeir

    Everytime I go on facebook I end up depressed. I've built this little illusion that I'm having fun and enjoying a good life, but when I go on I see people with real friends and real lives. It ******* hurts...I don't know if everyone else feels tis way...But it seems like something to be avoided

    Aug 25, 2012
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    • memberexp
      memberexp

      I agree...I try to avoid it for the same reasons..makes me more depressed,,it isn't the place for the lonely..it will only torment you.

      Aug 25, 2012
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    • 59timesthepain
      59timesthepain

      I ended up logging in to FB and Twitter really briefly last night. I wanted to look up the news of a group I'm in but also looked up a few people. There was a picture of her with the man she cheated on but still with - months ago, I was right next to her when one of her female friends came up to her and tongue kissed her for a few minutes then later she told me she loved him.
      Also logged into Twitter to tell a friend why I left social media.

      Yet, I had a really productive night at home last night. Did lots of tidying in preparation for apartment inspection next week.

      Aug 26, 2012
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    • inSpeir
      inSpeir

      Good, don't wallow in the pain. Its nice to form a little dream that they have what's coming to them. Social networking isn't natural, we shouldn't be able to see them happy

      Aug 26, 2012
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    • 59timesthepain
      59timesthepain

      I kind of wish she's break up because I regret not asking her out when she was in between guys. She's a really nice person and until now, I didn't know many other character flaws in her (the other flaw I think is that she's not responsible with debts/money). A close friend of mine tells me I should let go because if she's kissing someone other than her boyfriend despite saying she loves him, she's a cheater and not worth it. My friend is right.

      Aug 26, 2012
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    • TheatreLover22
      TheatreLover22

      You're not the only one. Sometimes when I go there, I get sad and depressed because most of my peers from high school don't really talk to me except for my BFF. Sometimes I ask them how they've been and sometimes, they just ignore me sometimes. Whne I chat (which I don't do anymore and I see the green circle by their names, I wanna chat, but I'm afraid that they won't wanna talk to me so I didn't even bother. Soemtimes I feel like they don't wanna talk to me. I'm not a mean person or anything. So I'm taking a break from FB for a while. I'll still log on and play games, but not talk to anybody. The people I've known from my childhood, the friends I have now and my BFF from high school are the only ones that I talk to now and I'm blessed to have them in my life.

      Aug 27, 2012
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