does Facebook stir anxiety? Experiences to share?

[MikeyC]

I often hate Facebook and think the new timeline is the most stupid thing ever. In fact if Facebook where to die out completely, I probably wouldn't care.

I don't have the timeline feature yet, but I know it'll take a little while to get used to once I do.

I think once the migration to Google+ occurs (and it will), I will not be following.

Obviously she was not comfortable talking about it in person, but why do it on FB when so many people can see? I just don't get it.

Much like some of us here can post our most intimate thoughts and feelings here, but talking about them in person can be a lot more difficult. Even though she may not be completely anonymous on there, there's no immediate repercussions.

 

[Diend]

You think you're a loser because you're comparing on their standards. Have your own life and you won't think you are a loser because everybody lives different lives.
I used to feel down too, but I realize I must live my own life.

 

[nikkixo]

I hate facebook I had one but I deactivated it. I never used it though.

 

[live]

I feel like I should have written that cowboyup, you can just express yourself much better than I. I can agree with feeling jealous, especially of the pictures. I see classmates hanging out with eachother, going to carnivals, hiking, biking, hanging out, being silly, and I become really jealous. It actually gets me depressed. Even wall posts of witty, or intelligent things send me into a whorl of self-hatred. No, you're not alone.

 

[Droopey]

it's more a feeling of betrayal than actual anxiety. Like these people with their ****ing parties etc, they hang out with others but never with me. So why the **** did you add me as a "friend" in the first place if i'm not important enough to call every once in a while?

I felt like they just had me there to basically have a false notion of being friends while they actually don't really give a **** about me. Like i'm being taken for granted and someone who you don't really ever have to actually spend time with, just have the name under "friend" and you've done your "chore" of appreciating a certain person.

Sometimes i wish these people would have a terrible car accident and stay crippled for all their life.

 

[1BlackSheep]

I read an article on Psychology Today that said 302 friends is the ideal number to have, any less is pathetic and any more is desperate.

This is what makes me feel crappy about Facebook! I have less than 50 friends on Facebook, so I'm "pathetic". I don't see how you can really be friends with 302 people! To me, they'd just be acquaintances and adding them is kinda like "padding" just so you'll look more "ideal". I'm a pretty private person and don't really want every acquaintance seeing everything I post. But, I suppose that's what the "hide" feature is for!

Facebook does have it's good things, but it's really added to my depression level!

 

[macs39]

It's been 8 months without facebook for me.
It can be really depressing once you start to compare...I don't even want to think about it. Dark days ::

But i do miss Farm Town, It was the only reason I was there

 

[coyote]

"Friends" doesn't really mean friends anyway - Zuckerberg just thought it sounded catchy, perhaps because of the alliteration with the word "Facebook"

most other social networking sites just call them "Contacts"

maybe Facebook should come up with different categories to avoid confusion:

"Friends"
"Acquaintances"
"Old Classmates with whom I have nothing in common"
"Obnoxious Relatives"
"People at work who I'd rather not know my personal business"
"Women that I'd really like to 'poke' in real life, but will settle for the Facebook metaphor for now in the hopes that it might lead to something"

 

[1BlackSheep]

"Friends" doesn't really mean friends anyway - Zuckerberg just thought it sounded catchy, perhaps because of the alliteration with the word "Facebook"

most other social networking sites just call them "Contacts"

maybe Facebook should come up with different categories to avoid confusion:

"Friends"
"Acquaintances"
"Old Classmates with whom I have nothing in common"
"Obnoxious Relatives"
"People at work who I'd rather not know my personal business"
"Women that I'd really like to 'poke' in real life, but will settle for the Facebook metaphor for now in the hopes that it might lead to something"

LOL - so true!!! I think this is what Google + is attempting to do. More power to them!

"People at work who I'd rather not know my personal business" is why I've ignored a few requests, so maybe I'm not as pathetic as I appear to be!

 

[1BlackSheep]

the new list feature is great. Makes it much easier to select who you want/don't want the status updates to appear to, and also things ilke wall-posts.

What is the list feature and how do you set it? I've not seen that one yet!