My mental health is a delicate balance that is lifted by the positive stories I see from my facebook friends. I am also extremely touched when I read of sorrows my friends experience. I know how facebook friends have supported me when I needed it and I try to support my friends when they need it. Facebook friends are part of a new society, people we may never meet but whose lives and well being are important to us. If I am down I find another beautiful Owl posted unexpectedly on my feed and I am lifted at once by the fact that a facebook friend thought of me and knew what joy it would bring to me. Then a couple of days ago I was tagged on the picture of my friend’s beautiful daughter. You cannot imagine each time I see that infectiously smiling face how much my serotonin levels soar. My depression is held at bay by such simple devices. I was also lifted by the wonderful wedding pictures from a friend who got married a couple of days ago. If I thought that facebook manipulated the balance on my newsfeed of positive and negative stories for their own purposes I would horrified, because that could have a devastating effect on my mental well being. Worse than that I know there are vulnerable friends on here whose mental health is more precarious than mine. This is not like the way facebook manipulate the adverts that appear on your page, this is far more sinister. If this story is true it disgusts me. If I found out that my account was one of those that had been part of any such experiment, I would close it immediately and permanently.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 06:49:55 +0000
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