tumblr and depression

nomatterwhat · 10-20-2012, 03:30 PM

Do depressed and those who deeply hate themselves hang out in tumblr? I just recently discovered that and it is scary. Some of my friends harm themselves physically and they hang out in tumblr to learn how to do that from each other. I even think they learned from each other on tumblr - whenever they feel bad, they dwell on it and talk about it on tumblr and they talk about how to cut themselves on their legs, wrists, etc.

shmluza · 10-20-2012, 05:08 PM

I noticed that too. When I saw that I thought tumblr is the place to find suicidal people.

luv2sk8 · 10-20-2012, 07:32 PM

I think tumblr is ruining a generation - no offence to the CCers who use it. You're excluded.

But seriously, people who are addicted to tumblr normally have serious problems. but again, addiction in general ruins people.

azpandaman · 10-20-2012, 08:55 PM

I think that they dwell on Tumblr because it's the only place they can actually talk to people about their problems and to people who are going through the same things as they are. It's hard to understand if you aren't in their situation or a situation similar to theirs.

FollowTheReaper · 10-20-2012, 09:08 PM

All of this is true.. when I had a tumblr I just saw a bunch of rebloggings of depressed girls, cutting, suicide, etc. It's depressing man.

iluvbooks94 · 10-20-2012, 10:45 PM

Really? The tumblr I frequent has people discussing their fandoms and social justice blogs.

nomatterwhat · 10-20-2012, 11:31 PM

There are fandom people like me. That's how I found out some of my friends were doing self harm and they talked about it on tumblr. I seriously believe for some of them, tumblr was where they learned self harm. It's scary. because it's not just one or two. I don't know how to help them. one of my friends is just not happy with where he is and he cut himself. I think he knows it doesn't help but he learned that from Tumblr that some people did that, so he tried and kind of get addicted to self harm.

rykun97 · 10-20-2012, 11:41 PM

Some people on tumblr are like iluvbooks94 said, "discussing their fandoms and social justice" and others are depressed and suicidal, but that's the way it is with a lot of sites though, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It's not new at all.

Anyway, you should try to talk to your friends OP. If they won't talk, then refer them to the guidance counselor. They might hate you for it, but you could possibly save their lives. I know when my mom started taking me to my therapist, I was furious with her for a while, but eventually it helped me and I for the most part enjoy life now.

jerevedeparis · 10-20-2012, 11:45 PM

I think it depends on the person. I see that stuff occasionally on tumblr, but for me tumblr is nothing focused on depression and the likes. I also have seen tumblr be a very positive thing for people that needed an outlet for their feelings (regardless of what they were).

nomatterwhat · 10-20-2012, 11:45 PM

rykun, my friends are not my school friends. they are my summer friends in a camp. that makes it difficult to contact anyone. In fact, it is going on, right at this moment. their self hatred thoughts get reinforced by their tumblr friends who have similar thoughts. I bet their teachers don't know and their parents don't know. I don't know how to help.

iluvbooks94 · 10-21-2012, 03:15 AM

You can message people on Tumblr. Message them with your cell number and let them know you want to talk. Reach out, it's that simple.

EliKresses · 10-21-2012, 06:04 AM

YES! My normally happy friend, who never seemed dissatisfied with herself, other than that she actually gains weight when she eats (though she's not fat) and that some other girl who's actually not as good of a singer as her usually does better in competitions, posted a link to her tumblr, but it was a link to the wrong account (meaning not her fakey account), and I clicked on it and it was full of stuff about how she was depressed and no one would ever love her and what not!

FutureDerma · 10-21-2012, 06:37 AM

The fact that there are many types of blogs on tumblr make it good and bad. I personally refuse to follow any of that depressing crap or cliche hipster blogs...

Lezzgo2231 · 10-23-2012, 03:09 PM

I have been saying this for ages, and though I know a lot of people have serious mental health problems and individual circumstances on tumblr that i know truly have troubles and need help, it seems many on tumblr are making up their problems, feeding off one another, and thinking its cool to be all deep and hipster, overecaggerating, and hate life and "pro-anorexic/cutting." it's horrible, i havd friends like that, and annoys me to no end.

swizzle13 · 10-23-2012, 09:53 PM

Honestly, it really just depends on the people you follow. My blog has a ton of pictures on it, social justice stuff, and personal posts. No, I'm not depressed, nor do I have any psychological problems, but I do enjoy going on Tumblr. Of course, everyone has their moods, but it really just depends on the people you follow. I never scroll down my dash and see self harm or anything about that because I don't follow people with those tendencies or those illnesses because I don't want to see that. Sure, it's taken me a while (Tumblin' for about three years now), but it's also a hobby. Besides my personal Tumblr, I have a college admissions blog and a seperate social justice blog. I follow people with blogs that are like mine.