sarahjaggard:

»The biggest reason was that it fed ENVY. I do not blame anyone but myself for this. I would look at people’s photos and find myself upset that I didn’t look as good, have as much money, didn’t have a beautiful house, or a dog, or a kid, or a functional marriage. I envied people’s vacations, weekend plans, family photos… and I assumed they had it better than I did. I have since termed this “Facebook Syndrome.” The fact is that what in on Facebook IS NOT ACCURATE to people’s lives are actually like. It’s a slice. Sure, it shows some of the realities of their lives but it’s only the parts they show.

The envy began to eat me alive from the inside out. It got so bad that I couldn’t check other people’s pages without getting angry or crying. (Pathetic, I know.)

This is my biggest problem with Facebook. I see people’s photo’s pop up and get jealous of the life they’re living. I have to remind myself that, for some of those people, doing all of that stuff is just a here and there kind of thing, just like it is for me. They just happen to be doing stuff when I’m not. For other people, they simply have more resources than I do, and I have to accept that. 

Facebook is a gift and a curse. I still haven’t figured out which I want to accept it as…