I have deleted my Facebook account

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I didn't want to do it, but I knew it had to be done. I was getting too bitter about what other people are doing, and seeing their photos posted of themselves at nightclubs with their stupid mates and girl/boyfriends, and I don't do a lot with my life so I didn't have much to post. It's been making me feel depressed, so I thought that's it, I'm going to delete my account.

I gave out my email address to some of my Facebook friends so that I could still stay in touch with them online. I tried deactivating my account, but it was stupid because it's just the same as just logging out, and so I could easily log back in again if I wanted to. So I thought I would just delete the whole thing then I can't log back in again. I didn't really want to delete my account because then that means I can't ever get back in again. I wish there was an option where you can delete your account and if you want to return you have to sign all up again, as though it's your first time signing up on Facebook, but otherwise can't get back in again by just logging in.

I will miss reading my news feed, because I did find interesting gossip, and I may be Aspie but that does not mean I don't like gossip. But if Facebook is making me upset, then why bother to have a Facebook account?

I deleted my account once and when I started it up again it seemed to be the same account I was reactivating. So it may be possible to go back on if you change your mind.

But I totally understandy why you did it. Especially at this time of year. I don't think I would be so depressed if I didn't see photos of all the fun other people are having. I read an online survey thing that said Facebook makes people feel more depressed when they are down because of seeing what others are doing, so taking a respite from it is probably a good thing. You can always go back to it when you feel like it even if you have to create a new account from scratch.

I've gone back and just deactivated it, but I'm going to keep myself logged out completely and take away the shortcut to it so that I don't see it on the desktop or internet toolbar, staring right at me. Because I know I will get the urge to want to have a quick sneaky peek at it. I am like that an awful lot.

I'm a ''I'm afraid to see it yet afraid to miss it'' type of person. I can be daring, but then I can also let myself get knocked back if it's something I didn't want to see. And when I know I am missing out on something, it keeps playing on my mind for a couple of weeks, and I find it hard to distract myself from it. So I have to keep on reminding myself that if I do look at it, I'm going to get upset and bitter again.

I know this sounds mean and selfish, but if my luck turned round and I was dating a man properly and was getting out and about, then I wouldn't care who is doing what on Facebook. No, that doesn't mean I will then boast with them because I'm not the boasting type, but at least I will feel more good about myself. It's hard to accept other people's happiness when I'm feeling down about myself and my life.