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Social Media and Mental Health?

DigbyDevon

Hi all,

Over the past few months my mental health has been a bit rocky which has been made worse by social media. I suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which latches on to anything negative, low and behold social media is terrible for that.

What i have found is leaving X (Twitter) and reducing my time spent on Facebook has helped make life a bit easier.

I was just curious if anyone else had to reduce their social media in take due to their mental health?

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  • The only social media I've used is Facebook. That's locked down so only my friends see my posts and I hardly ever engage on public posts of the pages I follow. Those pages tend to reflect interests of mine - for example maps or fact verification. Other than that, I'm on a very few highly specialised groups. I spent 5 months off Facebook and have taught myself not to comment on a lot of friend's posts, when I know they won't welcome me pointing out flaws and falsities. As a result, I hardly get into any distressing arguments. On the other hand, it's boring, but that's easier to deal with than stress. My main activity these days is checking whether some claims in FB posts are true, mostly for my own amusement.

    My own mental health has made me stop watching or listening to general news broadcasts. I can read articles that interest me on certain news websites instead. I don't care if I'm living in a comparitive bubble. I know the bad stuff is out there, but that doesn't mean I have to be in constant helpless anguish about it.

  • in reply to Alexa

    I think having Facebook locked down is important. I recall about a decade ago getting loads of friend requests from overseas users who I had never met before. 

    I have stopped listening to news broadcasts too. I think a safe bubble is a good thing when there is so much negativity in the world 

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  • in reply to Alexa

    I think having Facebook locked down is important. I recall about a decade ago getting loads of friend requests from overseas users who I had never met before. 

    I have stopped listening to news broadcasts too. I think a safe bubble is a good thing when there is so much negativity in the world 

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