[rolan86]

Doesn't it get old? Just browsing the newsfeed of people you don't even keep in contact with? Don't you just get tired of finding yourself wasting hours on it? Aren't you tired of seeing all the photos of that one girl who rejected you and how happy she is with her new bf? Don't you just want to shut it off?? I sure do. I just don't know if I should. It's definitely a trade off. You lose contacts, but you also gain a new sense of independence. And I want that independence very much.

Yep. Either just don't log in, or if the temptation is still too great you can always deactivate and then reactivate if you change your mind. Sometimes it's good to break away from social networking.

[Silent_tsol]

Yep and I did.

Facebook has an option where you can deactivate your account as opposed to deleting in. This means it is essentially filed away in the back room of the library. It isn't search able but if you decide to log in it's still there. I did that back in February and haven't looked back.

Yes. I put my page way way in the back of the library. I really dont miss it either.

[Zenster]

Same! I am way better off without it. It's scary how addictive and isolating it was when I used to use it..

[Open Eyes]

I never had facebook and I don't want it either. I like having time to myself, I don't need to keep track of countless people or give others a way to pester me. I am way too busy as it is with emails and the phone and servicing people in my business.

rolan, you need to let go and focus on yourself and get yourself out in life. Go work out, get a summer job, there are plenty of fish in the sea of life. Dont waste time on something that is not in your path of reality right now. You don't find YOU in another person, you find that on your own.

Open Eyes

[rolan86]

I'm totally doing this. Thanks guys. I just need to take some time to see who I REALLY want to keep in contact with. I think I can do it. I mean, being on facebook itself is boring. Why spend hours just frying on facebook browsing through the same newsfeed?

I was finding FB to be more of a bragging page for most, a marketing tool for many and a heated political arena...plus, i could only stand so many religious posts.

it became the page of haves and have nots. Ugh.

It stopped being lovely/fun keeping in touch. The fun factor wore off. And the being there for others became a burden...somebody always raising funds for their charity projects, kids, pet projects.

The one blessing was that we could be there for our friend who really needed us while he was battling cancer and then dying and sadly, ultimately losing that battle. He needed us, and we were there. Nothing like finding out a friend died on FB though

When the dust settled, I didnt want to be there anymore...that along with everyone else's "stuff" .... *sigh*

There was not one single person on that page except for one or two that i consider a true friend. And we talk on the phone and see each other when we can anyway.

[Travelinglady]

I belong to Facebook, but I haven't really gotten into it. I do like hearing news from relatives and friends, though. I just don't think I usually have anything exciting to post. Last school year, I mainly learned what my college-attending kids were up to by reading Facebook. I can see, though, how it could be anxiety-producing....

[Glowiebird]

This thread is so appealing to me for the fact that Facebook, at one time, caused me A LOT of stress. I deleted my old one about a year ago because there was so much crap on it that set me off & stressed me out. After i deleted it, ( and i mean REALLY deleted it... to the point where i couldnt re-activate it.. which was tempting ) i felt like i had a brand new start & very rejuvenated. I hope things get better for you.. and if she is upsetting you maybe you should block her :/. U probably deserve better anyways..

[uchiha]

I also have a Facebook account. Well, at first it was interesting, getting in touch with people you haven't seen in years. I was on Facebook daily. However, after a few months I quickly got tired of it because I was not really doing anything. I needed to go out, hang with friends and do things. I needed to be social, and the funny thing is, Facebook was not making me be social. If anything I felt isolated.

Now, I only check Facebook once every two weeks and that's if I remember too.

[BrokenNBeautiful]

Originally Posted by rolan86

Doesn't it get old? Just browsing the newsfeed of people you don't even keep in contact with?

I am tired of going on fb and seeing all those ads on my wall.

B.

[Ycart]

I did it!! Felt so so so so good to get rid of it, too!!!

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deleted my acct almost a year ago... or just before the timeline thing started. I don't miss it

due to various mental instabilities...in particular personality didorder, I am allergic to facebook and related social media...also my adhd brain cannot cope with all the information and after a couple weeks trying it out I went completely nuts on there! and will never 'log in' there again.

...I basically just don't understand the concept, it was invented way after I learnt how to already stuff up socially so I don't need another reason to make a fool out of myself.

basically it scared the crap out of me!

[guitarldy]

I activate and deactivate constabtly. The 2 last straws were when my own son and husband agreed that it was fine to leave me out of a "family" photo in Alaska, a trip I did all the plans for, since the more important glacier pic turned out beter when I wasn't there. Thanx family. Then I got to read of one of my best friends in high school who was from back East and had jut been west to viit her elderly mom. Our old friendship did not survive the test of time. None of my old friendships sadly really did. So she could not bother to call me for 25 seconds. Goodby facebok, where jut like in the high school I came from, only the in crowd talk to you. Life stays the same; I continue to be not worthy enough. That sounds so whiny and I know it. I apologize, but plan to sty away forever.

[rolan86]

No guitarldy, I completely understand. Facebook can make all of us feel pretty crummy at times. It's just too much to handle. And for me personally, I don't think it is healthy for me. I have "stalker-ish" tendencies, as you guys might know already... and facebook is just NOT the place to help me with this. Plus I really don't want to have to deal with having to compare my own life to everyone else's. I shouldn't have to care if they are in a relationship or are tagged in more photos than me. It's my life, not everyone elses!

[doggiedo]

Yes, I think of deleting it all the time. Wonder if I should and more often I wonder if anyone would care. I think I might feel more lonely if I didn't have that connection to people. Sad, huh?