People active online tend to be depressed - study. What can you say?

Hi there hunterkim_07... Well definitely, this isn't true... =)) I play and surf online almost 3-5 hours a day but still, I find my life happy and worth-living for. I can do what I want, I can hang out with my friends, I can go to school, and etc. I don't get depressed easily that's why... =))

Actually it depends. Some people would agree to this and most won't. I enjoyed socializing to a lot of people and that's the reason why I'm active online because they are too. There are people who finds making friends online much better and sometimes it tends to be more convenient. On the other hand, some people prefer to be alone and do stuffs online. They treat their computers or laptops to be their friends or should i say their best friend. I remember one mylotter who posted a discussion about of his being aloof. he lacks confidence to people because he's afraid of rejection. I advised him to treat mylot as his friend and I think it work well.

I don't realize that until I saw your post. It seems happening on me. I start to find that I become depress easier than before.

i guess the best way is those people who are depressed are tend to go online trying to get more attention by sharing their problems to other for advise. specially if their friend are not there for them always as they also have their own life to attend. as for me, i admit that i am depressed and it lessen my depression once im online specially if i herd different advise from those people whom i never meet. in here i can share every thing, even the deepest secret that burden me that sometimes i cant even tell to my friends.

I am also quite active online but I don't think I will have the time to get depressed since I am also very active offline like I have loads of work to do. I think positively and I don't have time to waste thinking of negative thoughts.

Not in my case. I am not depressed just lonely for some company because I cannot really get out of the house because of certain commitments. I am a pretty happy go lucky person, not really addicted to my computer, I just like discussing my views and hearing the viewpoints of others and I find the net is the best place for it.

well.. i guess most hangout here to get away from the mundane routines of their lives.. or live a double life.. be someone else that you are not .. or at least pretend so.. yep., i do that..

I do actually believe on this, im an addict online gamer, an active social networking sites member and at the same time a student. Sometimes i tend to play longer online than study my lesson. I look forward on my email msg and chat than my notes and sometimes get stressed more often. .

I am active online but I am not depressed. However, it is true that I am not sociable. Not being sociable does not mean that a person is depressed. There are people who enjoy their "alone" time.

I think there's truth in this, and as you said, people who are active online "tend" to be depressed, so that means that even if many of them are depressed, some are not. I know some people who are very sociable but also active online. I also know some who are indeed depressed. I'm also active online, but I'm not depressed. I just want to earn some extra cash while having fun at the same time.

may be true. i think this pertains to people who have very limited routine either as a choice or became a long-time lifestyle---- school, church, home or work, church, home. they have friends but they prefer not to get along with them most of the time. even if with family, only seldom interaction because the members are also busy. and when they feel bad, they usually push their friends away or so grumpy that cannot air their moods also in their own home. i've seen people like them posting negative stuff online or acting like a damsel in distress on line. as for me, internet should be fun. but i make it a point i always interact with my friends and family. or participate into their physical activities somehow. it's called balance. :)

For me it's not true,im active online but my real life is great to.

really? Well maybe these people are just so into these sites that they no longer have social lives outside the cyberworld.That thing is depressing of course because these people usually don't have friends in the real world and maybe they get confused with the real world and the internet. That's what I think.

I've been diagnosed with depression and am taking medication for it. But I've been depressed for decades, and have only been social networking for -- two weeks. I'm not exactly a social butterfly, but I certainly get around. The only reason I social network on MyLot during the day is, I'm retired and most of my friends are still working. I have to wait until they get home from work to "play". It's a way to pass the time of day, when I'm not doing my projects, chores, etc.

Yeah it may seem like that because many are posting there negative statuses in many social networking sites. I cannot blame them it can be a very open forum where they can really send in their feelings. But if I were them I would not do that.

i ... really ... can't ... make a .... sensible .... response .... right now. sob!sob!sob! i'm just so depressed from mylotting, from facebook, and from farmville and mafia wars that i'm going to go ahead and grab my anti-depressants. once my meds kick in, i'll get back and offer my thoughts about this one. sob!sob!sob! i'm sop sad, i could cry a river! huhuhuhu!!! *sigh* i fell goo dnow but i know i'll feel better after i get my meds into my veins.

I am very active online doing different tasks to earn extra income, but I am not really depressed, though I must admit that there are some moments that I am in the lowest part of my life, I never consider this as part of my activity online, as a woman there are times that I suffer hormonal imbalances which is biologically normal. Whatever that news, it's just a random study and doesn't represent the feeling of all individuals including me.hehe I mean to tell you honestly, I am very much happy in my life now that I have additional income and never felt depressed.

I think you are right my friend, I am depressed that's why I got into myloting because I want to vent out my feelings. I also dont have a social life because my friends are away from me and we have each other lives now.

In my opinion my answer to your question is yes...internet has made a great contribution to ease depression which is a great thing especially with people who are lonely and have nothing to do. But the downside of it is promotes a sedentary lifestlye which increased the incidence of obesity among adults. In my case, i mostly stayed at home and i love surfing the net but when i discovered that you can earn online so i told myself why not? if you can do whatever you like and at the same time earn with it then it must be really fun. In this manner, i can't imagine myself just being alone at home doing nothing. Sometimes watching TV is totally boring. So why bore myself and later on develop depression of being worthless when you can hook through the internet and have fun at the same time earn a little. Nice topic you started here hunterkim...happy mylotting.

Well maybe , because i was driven to the online world at a time when i was really depressed. But i'm still active online in my social sites , and i'm not depressed anymore. Situations and my personality has made it more convenient for me to interact online rather than socializing here.And i'm not saying it's a bad thing. I think people are less bashful in online interactions, so u get to know more about this person who might be hesitant to show his true self in person to person meetings.