Posting hospital pictures

[Irish24]

I don’t know if it’s just me but i get fed up or just very irritated at people constantly posting pictures of them in hospital stuff that’s wrong with them etc. I just find it draining. I just feel illnesses are very personal and private unless raising awareness which I get but this isn’t for awareness it just seems attention seeking.
ive got to the stage where I’ve been ignoring it and feeling numb

Sadly, there are parents who if they weren't allowed to post pictures of their children in hospital/with medical equipment, they'd never be able to post any pictures at all. I trust they're exempt from your displeasure?

Drives me mental when people do that. They are waiting and hoping and pining for people to ask what’s wrong. It’s naff as fuck… and I never ask.

I scrolled past a two year old little girl last night. She is in hospital with cancer and she looked so sad when her mum was putting the camera in her face on TikTok live.

I don't actually have FB but whenever I hear about those kinds of posts I've always wondered if their even in the hospital. Or just stood nearby and checked in for comments and likes.

You know this thread is not about the parents of genuinely ill children.
So don't pick that fight.

@nocoolnamesleft

Aye, she did the same thing. I sometimes wonder if they have no real friends, so feel like they have to get attention. And, some others use social media like a diary/journal.

There are a few I’ve unfollowed.

The poster two above you is criticising exactly that sort of parent.

Posting photos of vulnerable children who cannot give informed consent should never be a God given right for anyone, whether they're ill or not.

I also hate the constant, to me, miserifest of adverts about illness and death. For example, the radio ad about dementia. Mum died the first time from dementia when she forgot how to do her famous roast dinner, then she died again from dementia when she forgot who I was, she finally died from dementia a third time on march 10th. They they go on about the dementia society will always be with you,I have seen people talking positively about livIng with dementia whilst telling you it will be difficult. If I had early dementia the advert would make me weep.

This is why I came off Facebook.
So many attention seekers.

I wish people wouldn’t comment and give them the attention. They should just be ignored.

"Just me and the kids now hun, don't need nobody else" 😂

How often are you seeing this? Why don’t you just curate your social media so it’s only people you actually like, you’re not obliged to have people in your feed who piss you off.

I think it’s really weird you follow people who do commonly do such things

Yes everyday really

I have never seen this must be a particular type one who I do not interact with thankfully

My favourite is….

them: posts hospital picture
their friends posts: what’s wrong hun?
them: I’ll PM you hun

As long as you've never posted a single picture of your child on any social media, that's an absolutely valid position to hold.

Yeah That’s weird and very intrusive. If they were that concerned why didn’t go and see him for themselves? Odd

Thank you.

This person is also in a group chat which I’m a part of and have muted due to this. I can’t exactly leave the group as some good friends are in it.

So is it just one person? Or more than one person?

The worst part is they didn't even know him that well. They just wanted the gossip and to see how much he'd deteriorated.

Best of it is. One person asked are they ok? And they never responded to their message

Block

Or when they tag themselves at hospital for people to comment ‘hope you are ok?’ Followed by ‘I’ve messaged you!’

I'm sure whatever is wrong with them is more tiring than your social media consumption. If you don't like someone else's content, don't follow them. It's a simple concept.