Quitting Facebook

I read this at a news paper and I thought of me. not all of it. But some of it is pathetic. I did consider shutting down my Facebook to concentrate on my studious or maybe less time on facebook.Read this carefully.

"I'm 18, and am on Facebook because I want to keep in touch with my friends and find out more about this popular social networking tool.

Usually, I read my friends' posts and check out their latest pictures. When they write something on their walls, even nonsense, theirs friends will comment or "Like" it. But when I write on my wall, nobody leaves a comment or "Like" it. Even when I post a cool music video on Facebook, no one responds. I have a few cousins and relatives in my friends list, but we hardly communicate because we have nothing in common to talk about.

I slowly grew bored with Facebook. Besides, it's stressful for me when no one interacts with me, or when I see my friends hanging out without inviting me. I am also worried about commenting on my friends' posts, in case my comments are irrelevant or offensive.

I think I am wasting my time on Facebook as I don't enjoy it, and I usually log out after I check the updates since I don't play games or chat there. I'm better off watching YouTube and Japanese anime online. If there it is a school assignment , I can always discuss them on Live Messenger.

Should I deactivate my Facebook account for good and move on to something worthwhile? But I'm afraid I will miss the birthday wishes from my Facebook friends, or maybe they won't wish me at all. I also fear I will be left out after I quit Facebook. It is the end of the world if I am not on Facebook?

Advise:

Facebook is meant to help connect and bring you closer to friends you've lost contact with, or perhaps help you make new friends, If it is causing you such distress and other negative emotions, then you should consider shutting down your Facebook account.

Whatever happens on Facebook, or on any social networking site for that matter, should not, and never be an indication of your life and how it should be.

The number of birthday wishes you get on Facebook does not necessarily mean you're popular and/or these people  who call themselves your friends, are really, genuinely your friends.

Perhaps part of your problem with Facebook is due to your lack of self-confidence.  There is nothing like the magic of self-esteem to draw people towards us, and that is what you need to work on. You are your own self. You need to be sure of yourself and one way of doing that is to acknowledge and just do things you want to do for yourself, not for others.

If your friends are really hanging out without you and doing things behind your back, and only communicating within their circle, then they are not your friends at all... online, or offline. Perhaps this would be a good time to find new hobby, or even  make relive an old passion, and make new friends. There is  definitely much more to life than just going on Facebook and playing on the computer.

Source: The Star Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010