This may sound like a joke, but it’s not: researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have found that too much Facebook usage can leave you more prone to anxiety and depression…that is, if you’re a teenage girl. In a study, a group of 13-year old girls were evaluated by psychology professor Dr. Joanne Davila and her colleague, Lisa Starr. A year later, the researchers followed up with the girls, testing them for depressive symptoms.
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batty man fb
fb isn’t the only social network out there…ppl post pics of important or special events/moments/ to share with friends and family, some people take fb too seriously…jeez….hmm lemme go n hear wt they saying on that
thats what happens when you spend too much time on a social network just watsing time.. if she were in her books catching up oin her studies she wouldnt be suffering from this illness.. young people need to realise that facebook is not something we should get addicted to becuase it has lasting effects on the body.. jus saying.. im another 14 yr old who was on facebbok and i left it because i saw the harm it does..
you are lying. you are not any 14 year old…stop with the lies.
and who are you to tell me my age??
this may sound funny to some bu that is a serious problem. Facebook is all about looks. it glorifies self and under almost every picture you look at its about looking good. the world we live in is about looks vanity which is vexation of spirit. so it stands to reason that when u cant make the grade depression sets in. our young people need to focus on what is important. looks and nice clothes is not all.
@ concerned
I agree with u a %110.
My Alma Mater. Goooooo Stony Brook. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Although I’m way too busy to even think about being FB depressed, I think it’s a possibility for the young folks.
another sickness made by the white man to extort money out of us,,,, lol
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