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Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on the
impact of social media on children,
adolescents and families cited that
"Facebook depression" is one of the
risk factors that teens may face with
overexposure to social media.
Facebook depression has been
defined as an affliction resulting from
spending a great deal of time on social
networking sites and then feeling
unaccepted among peers online. While
it is similar to other forms of depres-
sion, psychology professionals have
been adamant that Facebook does not
lead to clinical depression.
Excessive use of Facebook — espe-
cially by teens — may lead to feelings
of malaise, jealousy and low self-
esteem in addition to a lack of accep-
tance. It can cause anxiety and with-
drawal, as well as a propensity toward
engaging in risky behaviors.
In the digital age, we have mistak-
enly taken what is posted on network-
ing sites like Facebook as a realistic
snapshot of the lives of others. We see
the bar of success placed higher than
it actually should be due to the way
people share only the best parts of
their lives on the Web.
It is not only teenagers who are sus-
ceptible to Facebook depression. Men
and women in all age demographics
experience the fear of not living up to
the triumphant lives of others in addi-
tion to what has become known as
"FOLO" — a fear of being left out.
It is all too easy to log into Facebook
and scroll through the Newsfeed to
see photos and videos of friends on
magnificent vacations, at expensive
Broadway shows and concerts, and
celebrating life's milestones in pure
joy and contentment. This best-of-life
imagery is not an accurate portrayal
of the ups and downs of actual life.
People share the best of times with
their connections on Facebook and
leave the ugliness behind closed doors.
Countless couples like Zuckerberg
and his wife, who are struggling to
start a family, are pained to see the
seemingly perfect images posted to
Facebook of happy couples with their
babies and young children. Infertile
couples often choose to deactivate
their Facebook accounts rather than
endure the feelings of envy and resent-
ment seeing their friends posting
announcements of their pregnancies.
Teens waiting to hear from the col-
lege of their choice begrudge their
friends who share the news of their
acceptance on Facebook and other
social networks. Those who recently
experienced the death of a child are
hurt to see posts on Facebook of
friends with their children.
Older unmarried individuals
dread logging in to Facebook where
they will encounter another of their
friends' engagement announcements
and those who are going through a
divorce get distressed at the popular
wedding throwback photos posted
to mark another joyous anniversary.
Children of divorce see their friends
posing with their complete family and
feel dejected. Those in financial hard-
ship see entire photo albums of their
friends' vacations and feel inadequate.
It's a natural human emotion to see
the grass as always greener on the
other side. Facebook has taken these
feelings to a whole new level, often
resulting in depression and anxiety.
What is essential is to remember that
Facebook is not a depiction of the
24-7-365 real lives of anyone. People
only post the highlights. Seeing photos
of your friends on the golf course, at
concerts and at sporting events with
their family does not mean they don't
sit stressed out behind a desk most of
the day doing work they do not enjoy.
Photos of daily monotony, how-
ever, are not popular posts on social
networks. Posts about the latest cute
and endearing thing one's child did
are ripe for Facebook sharing, but the
daily struggles of parenthood don't
often make it to the Facebook Wall.
No one wants to air their dirty laundry
on Facebook for public consumption,
making the majority of what we see in
the Facebook Newsfeed wholly posi-
tive and an unrealistic portrayal of the
totality of our friends' lives.
Before unplugging all your com-
puters, deactivating your Facebook
account and going back to the non-
Internet cell phones of a bygone era,
it is important to remember there are
many benefits to Facebook and other
social networks.
We are able to share our memories
with others, meet new people, engage
with our community, support impor-
tant causes and maintain longstanding
friendships. Like everything in life,
there are pros and cons. Just remem-
ber, Facebook is not an accurate por-
trayal of your friends' lives.
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