I tend to avoid it whenever I can. much prefer forums.

Yes, it can get overwhelming. That's why I'm only on Facebook. But not actively.

Yes, I avoid it like the plague 

I closed my Facebook account years ago...although it was nice reconnecting with old friends, dear, dear friends, and I had joined several interesting groups there, it was triggering my OCD, anxiety, paranoia, depression...

It seemed absurd to me that people had 500 " friends", and I was having a hard time seeing how successful people I had known forever had become, while I felt such a horrible failure, friends having kids, their dreams realised, traveling the world, having stable housing, etc...

I created a new account months ago, but almost immediately closed it...one huge reason was fear of my " family" finding me, as well as an ex I didn't want finding me...

I also made a twitter account i think last year sometime, but immediately closed it...

It seems even in the online world my social anxiety plagued me. My depression amplified...

So, all in all, I fear social media, and avoid it's often rampant triggering toxicity...

I am lonely though, and long to again seek out old friends, but so ashamed all that " promise" and " potential " of my youth has led to my not having much to show for this half century on the planet.

It's not good for me.

It can be a plastic and sad " world"...

So for now at least staying far away from it...

 

 

 

 

I only have one friend on Facebook @Lavender🥰...and all other friends requests I deleted even family. I log on to view pages and groups I've liked or joined. I mainly go to Facebook to read, not to connect.

8 minutes ago, Enigma said:

I only have one friend on Facebook @Lavender🥰...and all other friends requests I deleted even family. I log on to view pages and groups I've liked or joined. I mainly go to Facebook to read, not to connect.

I mean for the page  created @Enigma would never use my real account.