Comments on: Social Networking As A Cause Of Suicide? http://www.ypulse.com/social-networking-as-a-cause-of-suicide Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anastasia http://www.ypulse.com/social-networking-as-a-cause-of-suicide/comment-page-1#comment-2779 anastasia Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:05:48 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=5603#comment-2779 Hi spandex in the stars. Definitely check out <a href="http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/mentalhealth/depression/feelingsuicidal" rel="nofollow">this section of The Site</a> - an amazing UK resource for teens on a variety of health issues. You can also call the <a href="http://www.boystown.org/hotline/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Boys Town hotline</a> if you're in crisis right now. Be well. - Anastasia Hi spandex in the stars. Definitely check out this section of The Site – an amazing UK resource for teens on a variety of health issues. You can also call the Boys Town hotline if you’re in crisis right now. Be well. – Anastasia

]]> By: spandex in the stars http://www.ypulse.com/social-networking-as-a-cause-of-suicide/comment-page-1#comment-2778 spandex in the stars Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01:26 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=5603#comment-2778 does anyone know a good site whre i can talk abour suicide does anyone know a good site whre i can talk abour suicide

]]> By: Gareth http://www.ypulse.com/social-networking-as-a-cause-of-suicide/comment-page-1#comment-2588 Gareth Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:28:53 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=5603#comment-2588 Although social networking may be the forum for depressed teens to congregate and possibly egg each other on, it's no different than previous generations' malls, parks or goth clubs. The medium is not the cause of death. Having said that, reading Youtube comments for any longer than a few minutes pushes me dangerously close to despair at the human race and suicidal thoughts... Although social networking may be the forum for depressed teens to congregate and possibly egg each other on, it’s no different than previous generations’ malls, parks or goth clubs. The medium is not the cause of death.

Having said that, reading Youtube comments for any longer than a few minutes pushes me dangerously close to despair at the human race and suicidal thoughts…

]]> By: anastasia http://www.ypulse.com/social-networking-as-a-cause-of-suicide/comment-page-1#comment-2572 anastasia Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:59:56 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=5603#comment-2572 Great insight - thanks Kristen! Great insight – thanks Kristen!

]]> By: Kristen O http://www.ypulse.com/social-networking-as-a-cause-of-suicide/comment-page-1#comment-2571 Kristen O Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:55:52 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=5603#comment-2571 I'd say this should actually be attributed to two related phenomena: 1) The prevalence of cyberbullying on social networking sites. There's lots of studies linking the two, and I have to say that cyberbullying is something I would likely have fingered during my own suicidal youth. 2) The function of a social network as echo chamber. There are many positive experiences on social networks, but there can also be bad ones. The problem is that social networking can make the bad ones a thousand times worse than being ordinarily miserable. If all of your friends see your Facebook status, and that status says you're depressed, etc, and NO ONE responds, it can feel like everyone you know either doesn't care or thinks that you ought to be depressed. You lose a little bit of that "oh, well, maybe I should tell someone," leeway. I’d say this should actually be attributed to two related phenomena:

1) The prevalence of cyberbullying on social networking sites. There’s lots of studies linking the two, and I have to say that cyberbullying is something I would likely have fingered during my own suicidal youth.

2) The function of a social network as echo chamber. There are many positive experiences on social networks, but there can also be bad ones. The problem is that social networking can make the bad ones a thousand times worse than being ordinarily miserable. If all of your friends see your Facebook status, and that status says you’re depressed, etc, and NO ONE responds, it can feel like everyone you know either doesn’t care or thinks that you ought to be depressed. You lose a little bit of that “oh, well, maybe I should tell someone,” leeway.

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