Why do some people brag about being depressed?
There are people that feel if a person who might be depressed will just "open up," that a person will "feel better." A depressed person can't just open up to anybody. It's tough for someone to open up to others that he or she is very depressed. A famous comedian ended his life last year. Nobody thought he was secretly miserable because he came off so happy to people. A depressed person should open up to someone he or she is close to and trusts very well not strangers especially strangers online. There was a teenage girl a couple years ago who posted a video about herself and the mistakes she's made along with getting bulled from people. She ended up taking her life and there were many strangers who ridiculed her after she passed away. Depression sucks to have. I should know because I've had depression ever since I was a teenager (I'm now 30). I've never been close to my immediate family and friends have come and gone in my life. I've dealt with depression on my own. I keep my depression and any other issues I have really to myself except when I'm answering a question on here that may help someone. To me, people who post that they're depressed, should try to open up someone whom they're close to or try to deal with their depression on their own like I have. People who post about how depressed they are online, are going to get unfortunately messed with by a lot of strangers. I hope that I've helped answer your question and take care of yourself. I mean it. ~ Alan
Why do people brag about being depressed on social media sites?
Let me say this first: I've been diagnosed with MDD and am taking medication for it. However, there's a very small amount of people that are aware of this. My family, my good friend and my Psychologist and Medical Doctor. Other than that, I keep that stuff secret and away from others. But meanwhile you see these teens who post these quotes about how they're in a black hole or going to be forever alone and whatnot. Or like you see people posting pictures of their "Scars" from when they cut themselves. I use to cut as well, but it's actually quite an idiotic thing to do, to be honest. I think some people just don't understand that just because you have those regular ups and downs in your life, doesn't mean you're depressed; that's life. I don't know, I just find this very insulting to people like me who actually do have MDD. However, I am not the one to judge; but please understand where I'm coming from with this.
Why do people brag about their material things on Facebook?
Honey, im thinking about suspending my account too. So many people uses Facebook to bragg. Many times people are always looking for someone to validate them and their accomplishments. Facebook is NOT FOR EVERYONE. To answer your question, no its not over reacting.
What do you think of people bragging on social media?
I think if those people had anything in that head of theirs, they would get off of picture and status based social media and come on over to Quora.They’ve got thousands of followers because they take pictures with nice cars or are attractive. So what? Why don’t you try and get followers on Quora, where you need to think instead of taking selfies? All social media sites are anymore are rich people getting paid to take pictures with products and poor people looking at the pictures wishing they had that life.Just about everyone I know that has a Facebook anymore has a minor self esteem problem because everyone of their friends is taking some perfect looking picture of their fantastic life. They try to come up with impressive statuses and doctor their pictures up so they can show off. It’s one big contest.I bet most Facebook users haven’t had to write a complete paragraph in years and would be lost if they came here. They’d make stuff up and insert fake pictures to show off to all of us. That’s because their brains are empty. Just focused on making duck faces and coming up with a clever 160 characters.Gosh, I hate social media sites. I say Quora should declare war on all those useless sites. And you know what, let’s take down that damn Candy Crush game while we’re at it.Let’s get people thinking and improving their vocabulary. Bring an end to the social media sluts once and for all!!!THIS IS WAR BABY!!!
Why do people brag about their issues?
Please nobody take offense this is hard to explain. Over time at school I've noticed my friends have started to brag about issues like OCD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Depression and multiple personality disorder (Serious stuff) all of which they have self diagnosed on some website and which I seriously doubt they have (not saying it isn't possible, but as their really close friend I know the kinda people i'm dealing with). The worst is these people brag about their "problems" that first off haven't been diagnosed by a doctor and second of all typically are out of place in the conversation. I get it, you have excepted your flaws- please stop using it to make yourself "cooler". As someone who has been diagnosed by a doctor with testing anxiety and never mentions it unless someone asks why I stay and finish my quiz into the next period I just don't get it! It does not make you cooler or special and you obviously do not have some of the things you say so why?
Why do some people brag about their crimes?
Because they have low self esteam/ self-worth and seek recognition. If ones self esteam and worth is very low one will do anything to bring it up. This can involve make others smaller than oneselve (often called arogance) by either boasting oneself or dissmising another person. Commiting a crime can (in some peoples idea of the world) be seen as an act of bravery, strength, independence or freedom. Not respecting limits (of laws, people etc.) in general often is seen equal to freedom, bravery, strength or independence. Believing that ones action are equal to those things and seeking recognition by it can be used to raise, temporarily, falsly, self esteam and worth. It will not lead anywhere since the only way to self worth and self esteam is a deep acceptance and love of oneself which can only be given by oneself. Made a lot easier when received by parents in childhood and almost impossible for people who never received it or received in a broken way.Also bragging about such acts can be use to intimidate others. Which is an act out of fear of other people. And that fear can also be routed in low self esteam and low self-worth, but also by trauma. Trauma like experiences of powerlessness, violence etc. themselves of course also leading to low self esteam etc.
Do you think Quora is a place for insecure people to boast and ask about IQ?
Quora's primary purpose isn't to be a place for insecure people to talk about their IQ.It allows those people to use it for that, but there's so much other stuff going on that the IQ thing is really just a small part of Quora.If your feed has too many questions or answers about IQ, try unfollowing people or topics. Or even mute topics. You can also follow topics that you want to see more of in your feed, to provide some variety.
Why do people brag about being a mixed race?
Whites are working hard to make biracials (those mixed with black and another race) the standard of BLACK beauty. They do this by selecting the offspring of black male/white females and putting them on TV and in commercials and advertisements (like the new Cheerios commercial, for instance). Biracials are uplifted by black entertainers as well, who praise what they call "redbones" and "yellowbones". This crap serves to create a superiority complex in many biracials where they believe they are superior to a person with two black parents. Put a full black person and a "biracial" next to each other and put a bullet in both of their heads. Will they not both die? Will a bullet bounce off the skull of a biracial person? Ask a black person and a "biracial" person to extend their arms and flap hard and fast. Will they not both stay where they are? Will the biracial person take off and do barrel rolls through the sky? Both have the same abilities and are hurt by the same things. Neither is superior. The idea of superiority is a cultural one, it is not a biological reality. Biracials are not the standard of black beauty. It is this kind of crap that makes blacks resent their biracial brothers/sisters.
People who brag about their marriage on facebook?
Why do some women have to keep bragging about their marriage on social media? Right down to name dropping. They have to put it out on their status updates what brand labels they wear, what dishwares they put on the table, which expensive private schools their kids went to etc etc. I noticed how these women didn't use to have much until they land a wealthy husband and became the "new vulgar rich". There are 3 friends in my friend list who do these constantly and they "like" and support each other's bragginess all the time. I am a working professional and I can afford my own things without snaring a rich man. But there are some of our own friends in the FB who aren't as lucky and are struggling hard to have a decent living and to afford things for their family. I find those braggers are just mean, insensitive and classless to do what they do. Should I start a FB war against them, or should I just let it go? I know I can delete them, but where is the fun in that?