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In reply to the discussion: My doctor asked me if I was on social media [View all]ismnotwasm
(41,979 posts)99. No
I like social media, I dont overuse it, Im certainly not addicted to it. I find myself on it when I feel like it, leave it alone at other times. I a have a full, rich and busy life. I work, todays my day off. Right now Im watching birds in my backyarda hummingbird is taking a bath on our fountain- Whoops, just got scared by a chickadee...and browsing DU. After that I have some art projects that I will do while listening to very loud music
Interestingly, What I dont do is watch TV. A little here and there. I read tons. Lately a lot of fantasy just to take a little pressure off by going to a different world. I keep current on events though, because I care.
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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