Which is better: Psych Central or Facebook?

I think people on FB only show their game face. It's much more real here.

I've been on FB for a couple of years now. I don't "show my true self" there though. I only have about 100 "friends" and most of them I know, are related to or have met on a local board. I did make my own page where I could post what I wanted and be myself. It has 12k+ likes...Don't know why but that makes me feel good.

Which is better, sushi or pomenagrates?

(aka can't compare those two).

I have stopped FB altogether. My "friends" on there were all people from my past life-- high school, college, family and such. I have pretty much disassociated myself from all of that.

I really got tired of reading about people's religious, political, and social opinions everyday.
I also wanted to tell them that their endless selfies and almost daily pics of their children were just tiring. They didn't change from the last pic they posted.

This SO much.

If I had to read one more, just ONE more, post on that Phil Robertson scandal (if it qualifies for "scandal" level), I was gonna snap. What made it worse is that I watched a number of people I know to have differing opinions on the matter simply go along with his opinion in order to fit what they perceived to be the norm. For what? The likes?

That's just it. How many friends on fb does a person really keep up contact with? We've all moved on and really don't talk. So what is the point? No I don't post much if myself on there. If I used it like most people and connected with current work people would I be included more? Nope. Facebook is really just fake book.

FakeBook.....that's right!

FB has always been a complete turn off for me.

I signed up a few times but just felt exposed, vulnerable and as if I was in a constant competition for a prize I wasn't interested in winning. It seems like a place for extraverts and I'm an introvert (and am quite happy to be that way).

So PC wins hands down.

I never post any opinions about anything on FB. Here, I can at least be myself. Yeah, Harley, I see a lot of people posting about the Duck Dynasty thing, as if we all agree with them.

PC .. no doubt!
Much easier to express here than there.
Happy New Year to all PC members!

I agree with everyone else - PC is definitely fantastic! I've never been able to TRULY express myself and my opinions on FB... The one time I tried, I got so much criticism and debate about something that was really important and close to me... Here, I can talk about my feelings, and not worry about feeling exposed or judged

Comparing apples to oranges. xD Personally, I'd pick Facebook, any day, but these are sites intended for entirely different use.

Well, not everyone uses Facebook in that "fake" way. I have 14 Facebook friends, which is a far cry from the 300-500 or more people I see some having. My "friends" are either actual friends with whom I keep in contact, or family. I frequently put personal stuff on my wall, so I insist on being very careful with the whole adding thang. My Facebook is otherwise completely private, bar a few specifically-chosen posts that I don't mind being public, such as videos of me on the guitar, that are handy to have, so that I can show friends that haven't been added.

Not me! I have proper conversations with people on Facebook. :P

You can delete your Facebook account; I looked this up ages ago, as I deleted an account of mine, which is now inaccessible. My Facebook is completely private from those I've not added. I'm also very concerned with what information is shared, but I've had no issues with Facebook.

You can select to whom you want to share the information. I can, for example, make a post and choose to not share it with X friend, or to share it only with X, X, and X friends, etc. The advertising, though, ... yeh, that's annoying, but a minor inconvenience, for what I believe is a great, free service.

Remember, surround yourself with eejits and you will have an unpleasant experience, but surround yourself with decent folk, in a decent environment, and you'll have a better time - in other words: Facebook is partly what we make of it, much like PC.

PC I'm still kinda new but I like it here. People are nice and Facebook is boring

Well I know one thing and that's that Psych Centrals a whole lot healthier that Facebook.

Psych central! I think fb needs it's OWN self-help page for people who are SO ADDICTED to it that they can't live their own lives! I've seen TOO MANY FACEBOOK JUNKIES Who were SO INVOLVED with their phones that they were TOTALLY UNAWARE that their babies were trying to get their attention & they wouldn't look up from their phones & acknowledge them! I HATE FACEBOOK WITH A PURPLE PASSION! I AM HERE to find people who understand me since no one in my life does. NOT to see"who is bored" or who got their nails done or the shape, size & color of your last bowel movement ! I NEED HELP NOT CYBER-STALKERS! My"bf"let one of his friends set him up a fb and I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING BREAKING UP OVER IT!

PC! I HATE FACEBOOK!! LOATH IT! I know too many Facebook junkies that are so into whatever goes on there that they don't even look up from their phones to acknowledge the people in the room with them! It's like you're not even in the world with them. I think fb needs to set daily limits as to how long you can be on it at a time. I think it promotes ANTISOCIAL behavior in alot of people. No one wants to hear anyone's voice anymore or God forbid go see them in person to see how they're doing. I'm only here at pc because I want to get help & BE help if I can. Not to see who all is bored or getting their nails done or to find out the shape, size,& color of someone's last bowel movement! I'VE GOT REAL PROBLEMS ! In fact, I'm still debating about breaking up with my bf over him letting a "friend"set him up a fb!

WOW.....OK.....I JUST FOUND the "lost message" that I wanted to find & finish after the call interrupted but it was AFTER I posted some of the same remarks on another post. Sorry for the reputitious rant! Didn't realize it submitted.

I LOVE IT HERE! I can hide my thoughts in here with all of you & no one in my life has a clue where to find me!

I find Facebook incredibly depressing, as I scroll down my news feed and find that people are graduating from college, having beautiful families, and getting great jobs, and I'm just here like "what flavor of ice cream am I craving"? :/

But I'm new to PC...I'm hoping for the best.

I like PC. I like Facebook as a means to play games on. Right now I really want to delete all of my real life friends because I get so depressed over seeing what they are doing in their lives. Yesterday I even saw what my niece had for breakfast and pictures of her day at the beach with her husband all via instagram. I love my niece to bits. I dont care what she had for breakfast. I dont want to see my friends swimming will seals. I dont want to see pool parties. I dont want to see pictures if friends with their grandkids or new borns etc. Its all so depressing. I just want to play my games.

My psychologist said that he deleted facebook because he found it depressing. My p'doc said maybe I should start to try and look at things differently. So he doesn't want me to delete my friends.

All I know is that these pictures just make me depressed.

I definitely pick pc. When i go to fb, all i ever find f is a bunch of people i don't know and fb says i might know them because we have s mutual friend. I haven't known one yet. They are all pictures of women with all their junk showing. Sorry, i don't know anyone. Then i come here and feel like i am with friends.