I think this is a great topic. For myself FB can swing either way. When I get overwhelmed I will deactivate for a while and just breathe.

I did have to block all news sites. I simply can not cope with all the negative things that happen in the world. It really affects me.

I block any old friends I am tempted to "stalk". Sometimes I am curious how they are doing, I look and it upsets me because I miss them. So I block people and then I never look.

I sometimes get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information coming at me. I also am a person who will argue until I'm blue in the face over the topics I am passionate about. I cant sit back and watch someone throw out hurtful comments to other people.

The positive is that I find a lot of support there. I posted often when I was severely depressed and people reached out to me. My husband posted when I went into the psych ward and I had non stop visitors. I also have a lot of fun joking around with friends back and forth and keeping in touch when we get busy.