online or offline

Jul 11, 2019 at 10:33 AM

I want to know:

are you happier online or offline, and why?

I am happier online because all my friends are their, I can be myself, and time goes faster because I'm actually not bored

I find offline I don't really have much of a social life

but that's just me. offline is probably healthier, but that isn't the question here.

the question is: which one makes you happier

Jul 11, 2019 at 10:40 AM

I see benefits to both. Sometimes I need a break from online though. Sometimes I need a break from offline too though! Lol. I guess it's all about balance.

Misery Business · Jul 11, 2019 at 11:19 AM

I don't have a lot of IRL friends, but the two that I do have are very special to me and we are very close so I do cherish the offline time I have spending it with mostly them. I also love spending time with my family(Mom, Dad, and 14 year old younger Brother). They are my Rocks and are very supportive of me so I like hanging out with them and showing love for me.

I also like my time online as well. In the short time I have been here I have met some awesome people. My in real life friends other than the friend I just met in the Psych Hospital who was my first roomie and we exchanged numbers they all do not have psych issues like myself. So coming on here with all of you gives me a whole different perspective of friends who have gone through a lot of the same **** as I have.

So I guess I like a balance of both worlds.

penguinh · Jul 11, 2019 at 01:10 PM

I am way happier offline as I am extroverted and thrive off of socialization. If I am online a lot I get depressed (not counting recently as I just have free time at work). Sometimes I wish I was busier so I could be offline more. It's not healthy being online all the time (at least not for me).

Jul 11, 2019 at 01:20 PM

I like both. It's difficult to choose. It depends on what I'm doing offline or who I'm with.

penguinh, is that an actual leek that guy is holding?

Taylor27 · Jul 11, 2019 at 02:22 PM

Both offline and online I tend to be one to keep to myself so i spend most of my alone time online and that helps me to not isolate in my thoughts. I love to cook and so i go to a cooking class every week and day program. I enjoy the people there too. I am happy i have both because it helps the depression not get so bad at times.

Jul 11, 2019 at 03:31 PM

you can't watch cute cat videos offline.

meow!

(I had to say that!.). I love youtube for that

Jul 11, 2019 at 03:33 PM

one of the major disadvantages to online time is the drama

though I'm not on social media, I usually find it somewhere else (on role playing games, on forums, even on emails sometimes.)

eskielover · Jul 11, 2019 at 04:10 PM

I am happy no matter where I am. Since I got out of the bad marriage life is good on & off line. I am me no matter where I am & I finally love my life.

Some of my online is just communicating with my IRL friends...kinda how we keep in touch between getting together

Pygmalion · Jul 11, 2019 at 04:19 PM

Mixed.
I haven't had any friends for a couple of decades, so my social life is pretty much entirely online, though I do have a family who I can talk to.
If I could choose, though, I'd have a couple of RL friends who I coukd talk to and do things with.

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Anonymous49426 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 11, 2019 at 10:40 AM #2 I see benefits to both. Sometimes I need a break from online though. Sometimes I need a break from offline too though! Lol. I guess it's all about balance.
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penguinh Veteran Member Member Since Dec 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 692 10 119 hugs given	Jul 11, 2019 at 01:10 PM #4 I am way happier offline as I am extroverted and thrive off of socialization. If I am online a lot I get depressed (not counting recently as I just have free time at work). Sometimes I wish I was busier so I could be offline more. It's not healthy being online all the time (at least not for me). __________________
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Anonymous46341 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 11, 2019 at 01:20 PM #5 I like both. It's difficult to choose. It depends on what I'm doing offline or who I'm with. penguinh, is that an actual leek that guy is holding?
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Taylor27 healing from trauma Member Since Dec 2017 Location: Alberta Posts: 30,425 (SuperPoster!) 6 24.3k hugs given	Jul 11, 2019 at 02:22 PM #6 Both offline and online I tend to be one to keep to myself so i spend most of my alone time online and that helps me to not isolate in my thoughts. I love to cook and so i go to a cooking class every week and day program. I enjoy the people there too. I am happy i have both because it helps the depression not get so bad at times.
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Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 11, 2019 at 03:31 PM #7 you can't watch cute cat videos offline. meow! (I had to say that!.). I love youtube for that
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Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 11, 2019 at 03:33 PM #8 one of the major disadvantages to online time is the drama though I'm not on social media, I usually find it somewhere else (on role playing games, on forums, even on emails sometimes.)
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Pygmalion Member Member Since Jul 2019 Location: UK Posts: 125 4 35 hugs given	Jul 11, 2019 at 04:19 PM #10 Mixed. I haven't had any friends for a couple of decades, so my social life is pretty much entirely online, though I do have a family who I can talk to. If I could choose, though, I'd have a couple of RL friends who I coukd talk to and do things with. __________________ male hetero (GNC/CD phases) inorganic psychesexual (objectum spectrum)
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