Does anyone else get triggered when people get so many more likes on social media?

[Anonymous]

Most of the people on my social media are acquaintances or family, plus some randos (on IG). On FB, it’s a lot of people I went to hs & middle school with. I tend to get more likes on IG but this weekend was a shocker. I went to this event where I met a bunch of celebs & most of the people that liked my posts were strangers (I’m usually private but go public when I meet celebs to tag them in my posts with the slight chance they’ll acknowledge it). When I first met this famous group last yr a lot of followers that I actually knew liked my post but I mean this weekend I met a bunch of famous people & they saw my stories but no one acknowledged my posts except the people that saw it bc I tagged the celeb/used a few hashtags. You’re wondering how this relates to anxiety but it does make me anxious & I don’t want to come across as desperate for attention. I really don’t have a lot of followers compared to most of the people on my friends list, I’ve always felt kind of invisible in that sense. Never get the “dms” from guys like other women have, I’m told I’m attractive & this post sounds superficial but does anyone relate?

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[coachTanthony]

I think social media sites are rigged. I get a million views on one video and 200 on the other. Makes no sense.

[Brokenheartedx]

It's low self esteem, you seem to care about others opinion on you by way of likes. The people who matter to you are the only ones you should care about liking your posts anyone else you should just ignore esp strangers.
Never base your life on what others are doing. Social media has a lot to answer for, in way it connects but in others it tears people apart.

[Monalisa77]

I dont really have many people in my life that matter to mr and when the ops post happrns to me it makes it more obvious this is true.
Like i sent an invite to a girl who said it wasn't me why people stooped talking in the group but she declined.

[Jazzy54]

No way. That’s stupid. My life doesn’t revolve around social media.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

My friend, it makes no difference to me, that is why I have little social media as possible.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for MHO :)

[zeitgeist057]

I literally could not care less about likes on social media. The only way I care about likes is I'll notice if a post has a lot of likes, I think it might be more interesting. I mean, why did 4.6M people watch and like this? Let's find out.

As for my own posts, I have no idea how many likes they have, and I literally couldn't care less. I have no idea how many likes my friends or other accounts have, it doesn't really hit my radar if it's anything less than 1M, and then it's not about jealousy or anything, more about curiosity; what was so interesting?

I feel kind of bad for you that you care about this. It's truly not an important aspect of life, and to have emotional negativity around it sounds really painful and lost. I suggest get off social media, and touch grass more.

[davado88]

thankyou for saying you could not care less instead of could care less as said by americans despite it making no sense

[Marklaw12]

Nah, I say a lot of things that I shouldn't probably say. Things that people know about but to scared to say. The more exposure the more issues one gets.

It's best to say what I have to say without being interrogated than not being able to speak at all but get so many likes.

Social media is for me to rant. Like how girls used to have diaries back in the day.

[RingOfFire]

I think your priorities are out of place and you are asking the wrong questions. Instead of worrying about the number of likes you are getting on social media, I think you should be asking yourself why you care? That isn't normal or healthy.

Sounds like you need to spend less time in the fake world of social media and more time IRL with REAL offline social contact with other people. You seem to be losing touch with reality and the things that are really important in life.

[KrakenAttackin]

This is so female. Obsessing about likes is a serious mental illness. Instagram realized the effect "likes" is having on girls/women and seriously considered eliminating the "likes counter". The result? Women lost their shit. Since IG is about making money they caved to the female pathology.

There was a time when women only worried about the "likes" from their husbands and children.

[jeffend888]

If you are really in your late 20s and this bothers you - you have your priorities completely ass backwards. Your primary focus right now should be on making wedding plans with your life partner so you can begin creating a nuclear family by 30.

Those are the rules.

[leahzrc]

I get no likes and dms and have like 100 followers. I don't look for followers or likes and I don't post saucy pics so I don't matter to much

[Anonymous]

maybe when i was like in high school lmao no... who cares? just know that just because you post something on social media, doesn't guarantee you a like. it's so insignificant...

[Anonymous]

if someone i dont know gets more likes than me for their opinion on facebook i become suicidal.
Have an attack of the vapours and run screaming out of the house.
Its an understandable reaction i think

[SUMAIREBRAHIM]

What's wrong with u? Don't crave attention and validation from others be yourself. you sound like insecure, jealous and envy type here

[LiamJHayden]

No. I do not even pay attention to that on this site.

[spartan55]

Does everyone not gaf? YES.

[jshm2]

Don't be so insecure.

[DreamLife7]

No that's your insecurities get therapy

[shades777]

nope dont give a fuck

[Aiko_E_Lara]

No. What do they even have to do with me?

[Anonymous]

yes i do