facebook depression

nola Steph

Have you heard this term?  What do you think of it?

J and I laughed at it a few weeks ago, but dude I totally have it right now. People need to stop posting their beach vacation pictures... cause I'm like stupid jealous.  lol 

karebear304

I haven't heard it, but I can see it happening. H and I have been laughing at the Cyberbully clips that come on. Not funny since it's true, but those clips are pretty hilarious.

shmoozer

I wouldn't call it depression on my end since I've had my fair share of a good summer, but I do get bummed when I see that BIL & SIL did something fun with their daughters and H and I weren't included, even though other family members were present. That bums me out. Then I remind myself that we don't have to be included in everything and I try not to be bitter about it. ::sigh::

buckeyethor

I definitely have fb vacation pic envy.

VABeach08

Haven't heard it.  But fire back at vacation posters w/ cute kid pix :P!

I don't really get depressed, but I definitely wish I could go to all the cool places F&F post about.  I do post a fair amount of pix of our travels on FB.  I don't do it to be an AW or anything, but just b/c it's an easy way to keep up w/ our families.  To be honest, I imagine it's mostly our parents that actually click through.  

MarylandWed

i've heard of it. 

in this society we like to boast the great things and cover up the not so great. it's always "we just closed on our house/came back from an incredible vacation/had the perfect baby!" not, "i think my husband is an alcoholic/my teenager is stealing from me/i'm cheating on my h!" if you don't remind yourself that it's a pretty one sided view of people's lives (heavily skewed to the positive) then yeah, it can get a person down. but people who feel like that should just not go on it. fortunately it's not something you necessarily have to partake in.

BMWwife

MarylandWed:

i've heard of it. 

in this society we like to boast the great things and cover up the not so great. it's always "we just closed on our house/came back from an incredible vacation/had the perfect baby!" not, "i think my husband is an alcoholic/my teenager is stealing from me/i'm cheating on my h!" if you don't remind yourself that it's a pretty one sided view of people's lives (heavily skewed to the positive) then yeah, it can get a person down. but people who feel like that should just not go on it. fortunately it's not something you necessarily have to partake in.

AMEN!!!!

 

Saying that pregnancy announcements, sono pics, and belly pics send me into a downward spiral. I'm starting to think I have more people hidden then I actually have active on my news feed.