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In reply to the discussion: My doctor asked me if I was on social media [View all]catbyte
(34,174 posts)68. No kidding. FB is how I reconnected with my college boyfriend after our spouses
died and we're very happy. It wouldn't have happened if not for FB because we were in different cities. You just can't lose yourself in it. I can't remember the last time I posted anything personal on either FB or Twitter. If I've got something to share, I PM it to trusted friends. The world doesn't need to know--nor do they care--who my sweetie & I ran into on vacation.
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No kidding. FB is how I reconnected with my college boyfriend after our spouses
catbyte
Aug 2018
#68
No offense, but you have put tons of information about yourself on the internet. Right here.
Tipperary
Aug 2018
#96
I don't do FaceBook, I use Twitter as a news feed and I spend way too much time here.
demmiblue
Aug 2018
#7
You're not wrong. Yet DU is still a forum. As it is, I'd call it an interesting hybrid.
ancianita
Aug 2018
#98
My doctor congratulated me for my excellent labwork. He told me that I had gone up and
japple
Aug 2018
#12
Good lord. You're on social media right now. What did he base this opinion on? Did he cite any
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2018
#22
My guess is he's seeing an increase in patients who are telling him they are becoming upset or
Cousin Dupree
Aug 2018
#29
Using social media to consume distressing or frustrating news and content can definitely have an
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2018
#33
Some people can't handle social media. Others can to different degrees. I think that new
Cousin Dupree
Aug 2018
#91
It is pretty silly for any DUer to worry that Social Media might not be good for mental health.
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#57
DU is a form of social media IMHO, with a lot of the same issues as any kind of online
progree
Aug 2018
#61