Facebook makes you miserable???

@miryanag (346)
Bulgaria
February 26, 2013 12:21am CST
Today I heard I strange thing on the news. New study shows that facebook makes its users miserable. The reason is facebook causes jealousy amd envy among users and lowers their self esteem . I honestly felt that way when I brows through my friends photos. Sometimes I am like "She looks so well. She is so well dressed.I want to go there too. "Do you think that the study is correct?
11 responses
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
27 Feb 13
Hi ! Sometimes because of facebook we are motivated to strive hard . We are seeing how friends worked hard and how they turned to be successful ! From there our spirit are being lifted . It inspires us to also work hard so we can also reach what they have reached. If they can , why i can't ! This is what in my mind while seeing some friends photos.Facebook can not make our life miserable , it is our attitude that can make our life miserable . We want to travel because we saw friends traveling around and yet we don't work that hard ! We want to have a better and conducive life , but we are not doing anything to realize it ..this is where misery starts ! It is not yet late , friends can , why we can't ?
• United States
27 Feb 13
Good point that is how we should look at things and not be jealous of others success but driven to work hard as well . We cannot be jealous because a person wants to share what they loved and work for , we have to come offline and get a life and do what makes us happy as well .
@patnopy (721)
• Philippines
2 Mar 13
yes it seems right as what happen to me with my wife and my to ex on my FB friendliest and if up my other ex been remove and the other one has been block and my wife did that maybe it is because of jealousy matter
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
2 Mar 13
This could be true for some people, who especially has friends who does nothing but boasts whatever they recently bought, or wherever they went still for a vacation. I do think it depends though on some person if they would feel that way. As for me, it does not make me feel miserable. It makes me want to strive to see people going to places and buying stuffs, if it interests me i would want to do that and would want to go there i would save for it. I do not sulk for the things i do not have because i work for them. :D It is just irritating to me to see a lot of people posts so many unnecessary things on their account, their fried egg breakfasts, their tetra packed juice, ha its frustrating and a waste of time, and mine too. :P
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
27 Feb 13
Facebook have not done anything to anyone , its human bad traits and poor self esteem make them miserable by seeing other people happy . I have seen my friends doing things and I got excited for them and hope to see them soon never got miserable because I am enjoying my life too . People should spend more time offline and then they will see that they can have fun too.
@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
26 Feb 13
That may be the case. Since a lot of people will just post and brag about anything even the ones that may not be even true. Bt it is still up to the person because they're the ones who control how they feel and see things. There's a thin line between bragging and envying because these are both borne out of insecurity.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
27 Feb 13
It is not face book the company it is the users of face book posting all the garbage and putting others down all the time and not to say all the people that say they love each other and an hour latter they are married then an hour after that they are single yes i have face book but i now only use the chat side of it to talk to friends I never ask to add people and i wont add you unless a friend ask or tell me your a good person this also goes as well with tagged
@echomonster (2226)
• Greenwood, Mississippi
26 Feb 13
I think it's unhealthy to focus too much on other people. Facebook can be a great tool to keep in touch with friends and family, but if you get addicted to it and spend your entire day watching other people post about their lives I think it really could make you miserable. As long as you take the time to live your own life and don't get too wrapped up thinking about how other people are living their lives, then I don't think Facebook will drag you down.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
Well, not all the people in facebook experience that particular aspect. Even if I agree that facebook, makes people separately. This social networking still have a good used to someone else that really know how to used the said site. I am with facebook to promote something and I don't care anything about those people who post something that might be irritable...
• India
26 Feb 13
I don't think fb is the reason for this kind of i$sues, it is based on the individuals. I agree lot of persons will get jealous while looking a cute photo in fb. But the site is not responsible for this and it don't make the persons life in to misery.
26 Feb 13
My personal view regarding this is against this study and I never even imagined that the facebook could prove this way to some people . None of my friends have made me feel jealous in my genuine two facebook years .
@Qudraxis (22)
• Malaysia
26 Feb 13
I do read about this before. In my opinion it differs for every individual. Facebook is a media of sharing, you can acquire knowledge and share happy moments from the others even if you aren't as beautiful as them or as lucky as them :)