Below is a link to a recent interesting article on how social media may exasperate depressive symptoms in those who are already prone to depression.
The gist of the article is that social media's (mostly Facebook) "skewed view of reality" may make an already depressed person even more depressed.
Seeing others have more "friends", posting positive (whether true or not) status updates, posting pictures of having fun (as if it's a constant) (can) make a depressive's symptoms worse.
Have you experienced "Social Media Depression"?
Felt the need to have your life be better due to others' Facebook profiles / statuses / pics?
How would you suggest a person deal positively with depression while at the same time using Social Media in a healthy matter?
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/facebook-depression-among-harms-linked-social-media-sites-20110327-211050-004.html
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