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Ask Anything Monday!

Hi all,

Find this week's question here

Struggling to ask a question on the forums? We find members are sometimes hesitant. Sometimes it’s because they feel a bit nervous, or perhaps they’re newer members and not sure where to start.

We want to give you the opportunity to ask us anything without facing these potential barriers on Ask Anything Monday.

This is how it works:

  • Email your mental health related question to team@saneforums.org
  • Every Monday the team at SANE Forums will collate the questions that come into our inbox and post them in this thread. We will not attach your name or username to the question. This means that no one will know who has asked what questions.
  • Other moderators and members will answer the question for you throughout the week
  • A new set of questions will be posted the following Monday.

Anyone can send us through a question anonymously, so please, don’t hold back!

Please keep an eye on the thread, even if you haven’t submitted a question, you may be able to provide support or advice for another member.

Nik

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@JackJane Thanks!

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@Former-Member thanks mate. I hope that by getting a dx that you are able to make sense of it all.

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Hi everyone - Happy Monday!

Thanks to @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @utopia @Former-Member @1stepup61 @Shaz51 @Robertmelbourne @JackJane @mrkotter @BlueBay for your recent posts. Interesting discussion!

This week's question is:

Sometimes when I'm unwell I tend to overshare or vent on facebook. I get over sharing shame and because facebook is so public, it's hard to discreetly remove my posts without anyone knowing.

I don't want to delete my account - and even every time this happens I promise myself not to do it again, I do. I always justify it to myself when I'm in the moment.

Does anyone have any strategies to manage themselves and social media when they are unewll?

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I vent here- it's great. Supportive, understanding group of individuals I never have to face. It's perfect.
PS thank you to everyone for being so supportive when I vent!

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Same as @Former-Member, I don't use my Facebook account anymore, people don't understand the fluctuation in mood and the difficulties. I just kept Facebook because "people have it". I do look at it from time to time and "like something" but very rarely post.
I feel much more comfortable here.

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@NikNik wrote:

Sometimes when I'm unwell I tend to overshare or vent on facebook. I get over sharing shame and because facebook is so public, it's hard to discreetly remove my posts without anyone knowing.

I don't want to delete my account - and even every time this happens I promise myself not to do it again, I do. I always justify it to myself when I'm in the moment.

Does anyone have any strategies to manage themselves and social media when they are unewll?


This is such a great question!

When I'm manic I tend to say a lot of stuff that either is a bit weird or oversharing or just too much. Depressed I get paranoid and start judging people that don't deserve it.

In my early twenties I actually deleted my fb for a year because of this. Got back on because it was a bit weird to not be on it.

When I'm not feeling well I tend to try to avoid facebook. I actually don't know my password so if I need a break I just sign out - I need to recover my password to sign in again. Maybe that could help?

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helllo, welcome to the forum ,

come and talk to us on the SANE forum, I have found it soo helpful to me and my hubby who has depression and anxiety and maybe bipolar !!

you are not alone , even though our stories are different, everyone is sooo supportive and caring

love to hear from you come and join us , we have lot of different treads to join in xx

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I have been on facebook for not very long. I have noticed that when i am on facebook and look around i get really annoyed and a bit jealous of what others are doing. I hate looking at what others do.

it can be really upsetting to watch what others are doing.

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@Sadgirl wrote:

I have been on facebook for not very long. I have noticed that when i am on facebook and look around i get really annoyed and a bit jealous of what others are doing. I hate looking at what others do.

it can be really upsetting to watch what others are doing.


This is an actual thing. It's been heavily reported on over the years. People always put their best face forward on fb - holidays, events, picturesque scenery, loved ones, etc etc. But everyone is like everyone else. None of us are living the lifestyle we put forward on fb.

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