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Me too. It's an instinctive response for the physical symptoms of depression. The moment my hands are idle the feeling starts creeping back in until I'm having

Me too. It's an instinctive response for the physical symptoms of depression. The moment my hands are idle the feeling starts creeping back in until I'm having intrusive thoughts of suicide. I understand well the existential problems that exacerbate my depression, like the sense of disconnection from society or that of loneliness, both temporarily relieved by scrolling through feeds and forums for various reasons. It's an interesting phenomenon to be sure. When I am in my manic phase, I may go for weeks without talking to anyone online or rabidly consuming news or keeping a close eye on politics, but while phasing back into depression I will feel the compulsive urge to read news and talk about stuff online grow stronger and stronger. Like some sort of tic. I deleted Facebook at the beginning of the year and it's helped my mood tremendously. I still get frightful bouts of loneliness and almost painful urges to talk to people when I'm feeling especially down, but I'm no longer self-medicating with the opiate that is social media and thus these feelings are compact and brief. I don't feel strung out on self-administered dopamine all day. tl;dr delete facebook

hoodoof 9y ago
An increasing urge is building to ditch as much tech as possible out of the home. Possibly all except the dumbphone, including the TV. I cannot say it's built to the point of action, but there's some compelling arguments for doing so.
- dvtv75 9y ago
  It's interesting that you say this. I'm watching the first season of Stranger Things just now, and am finding myself longing for my home of the early 1980s, without computers, just a radio and TV, and my bike. I'm also finding that I'm reloading HN a few times a day (honestly close to 30) in the hope of forgetting that I'm alive while I find something else interesting to read.
- daxorid 9y ago
  It's 2017, and in the current sociopolitical milieu, it may be regarded as "abuse" to unilaterally remove television from the home against the wishes of your spouse and/or kids. I would love to do this as well, as I harbor an abiding hatred for the passive entertainment industry in general. But it's often not worth the relationship cost.
  - tertius 9y ago
    Ask. Then promise a alternative reward for a short time.

hoodoof 9y ago

An increasing urge is building to ditch as much tech as possible out of the home. Possibly all except the dumbphone, including the TV. I cannot say it's built to the point of action, but there's some compelling arguments for doing so.

dvtv75 9y ago
It's interesting that you say this. I'm watching the first season of Stranger Things just now, and am finding myself longing for my home of the early 1980s, without computers, just a radio and TV, and my bike. I'm also finding that I'm reloading HN a few times a day (honestly close to 30) in the hope of forgetting that I'm alive while I find something else interesting to read.
daxorid 9y ago
It's 2017, and in the current sociopolitical milieu, it may be regarded as "abuse" to unilaterally remove television from the home against the wishes of your spouse and/or kids. I would love to do this as well, as I harbor an abiding hatred for the passive entertainment industry in general. But it's often not worth the relationship cost.
- tertius 9y ago
  Ask. Then promise a alternative reward for a short time.