If you've deactivated or deleted Facebook how has it changed your life?

[wichitalinemanswoman]

Just that really, I'm seeing more and more people leave it and just want to know the reasons why. I've deactivated this month as I normally hate it at the end of school term and over the Summer as it's full of lots of showing off so I've deactivated for a while but I'm seeing the benefits of the break as my Fear of Missing Out has decreased a lot.

I deleted mine for a while after reading similar posts. I missed it - I missed seeing my friends' photos, missed finding out about local events, missed marketplace (I buy a lot second hand) and missed news and events from school! I do spend less time on it now though.

I’ve found my MH has improved greatly. That’s a great reason for refusing to return imho.

I deactivated for a year and then deleted recently. I feel much, much happier since having done so.

The deactivation came about when one of my closest friends and I fell out and she continued to post horrible things on there and played mind games - tagging me into photos showing her out with mutual friends but not me etc, pointed nasty comments etc. I miss seeing photos of old friends and family but, on balance, I don’t really miss those things enough to want to be on it.

I got fed up of seeing all the ‘perfect family’/ so blessed photos, knowing that much of it was a fantasy too.

I deleted it and haven't missed it at all, as contrary to my friends I have no interest in what people in our form at school are doing with their lives 12 years later..

I haven't had FB for about seven years and can't say that I've missed it. The only issue I've come across is people assuming that you are on it and then being funny with you when you don't then up to something they've invited you to via it - I missed a friend's son's christening because they invited everyone on FB and, not being on it, I didn't get the invitation.

To be honest, I don't feel like I miss out on much. But then, my DH doesn't have it, nor do any of my in-laws, and nor do my parents, so I'd be more the odd one out among my close circle if I did have it!

I belong to too many social groups that use fb as a point of contact to delete it.

I do use it much less frequently tho. I limit myself to a 20 min daily catch up. I do find that the people I know in general don’t do dramatics so things are generally quite calm.

I could gain a few hours per day by getting off here tho!!

I have to admit I'm not missing it. Most of it when I think about it is showing off.