Deactivating facebook a lot?

[Anonymous]

This is really random, but this guy that I know always deactivates his facebook for periods of time and then reactivates it. He did it for several months during the summer, and then for a week or so back in September. Now I just realized that he did it again recently. I don't know if he is necessarily a fan of facebook and maybe he's fed up with it or something, but if that's the case I wonder why he reactivates it at times instead of just leaving it deactivated. Wouldn't that make more sense? I'm honestly just curious, it's not a relationship question or anything.

[Phoenix52]

Who knows. If he keeps activating, then deactivating, he has an issue.

Many reasons why people delete Facebook, but personally, I'd never get rid of it. FB is a good source to keep in contact with your friends, or talk to them when you don't have their number, or any ways of seeing them in person.

If girls stalk my profile, I don't care. As long as they don't screw up my page with pointless replies or responses. I may check out some profiles because I'm interested in what they have to say, or what they've been up to. But nothing to make me want to stalk them, because I have my own life to attend to.

Oh, and I get invited to birthday bashes, parties, events, etc. That's a good thing about FB - to follow up with plans and attend events to see your friends again.

But anyhow, my guess is this guy has some immaturity in him that he can't keep FB on. I bet he's after a girl and it's driven him crazy to stalk her profile too much and make him wanna deactivate it to stay away from her. In other words, he's gotten obssessed perhaps. But who knows, maybe he just doesn't give a f*ck about FB.

[Angelove3]

Oh shut up u having a clue why please shut it

[nelsl]

i do this, I'm not emotionally unstable or anything. I used to use it alot, then I deactivated it cause I was never on it, and I don't like people creeping on me, people adding tags of me to pics and sh*t like that it makes me uncomfotable. when I reactivate it, its usually cause I want to get in touch with someone I don't have an email or phone # for.

[scfranci]

like you said maybe he gets fed up with it or the opposite, he might find himself spending too much time on i. I had some friends tell me they deactivated theirs because they found themselves spending too much time on it and it was too tempting.

also when people had hidden crushes or getting over a relationship they might find themselves checking that person's profile too much. so as a way of stop thinking of that person they might just decide to take themselves away from it.

[bruce1955]

If it is about a breakup, you can block your ex and then thereis no reason to keep deactivating. Deactivating several times a day or daily is a sign of an emotional or mental issue. It is serious..

[ForTheTrue]

But the prob is if they end up reactivating, then there is no purpose of going in those cycle if they somehow struggling to cope with their breakup.

[Jaayss]

@ForTheTrue You know people would such things and still be caught up and do impulsive things. its called relapse

[Anonymous]

the people that I know who have deactivated on and off it was because of school and distraction, like they became obsessed with stalking people and writing on peoples walls that they had to get rid of it to focus on something more impt...

i actually don't care about fb in terms of stalking, I've gotten over it and genuinely don't care to check in on other ppl, I just talk to my few close friends for fun...

[KarenW]

I know a lot of people who do deactivate their accounts so they can focus on school, or delay the distractions Facebook brings.

During the summer he may be working, or involved in somthting that requires all his time.

It's a reasonable gesture. Then again he could be fed up, but it doesn't really sound like it.

[Reedh3353]

I deactivate all the time.. mainly bc I have issues within my marriage. And I have repeatedly have asked very very close friends or family for help and advice. Of which nothing has helped. And I feel at times my pleading for help falls unheard. So what then is the point? I won't blast my wife all over social media. I rather leave her ego intact. So, you can consider it somewhat of a silent protest or a silent cry for help. Either way not all men are up to no good. We just want to feel connected... Which these days there shouldn't be an excuse. Hope this helps, be well.

[1stblackx]

Just an observation, but everyone I know who has deactivated their face book has extreme emotional problems.

Thats not an exaggeration.

[bruce1955]

Actually I agree as I know and ex who is deactivating several times a day. Very strange behavior with immaturity and no self control. Emotional issues at best and bipolar behavior too. It's not normal..

[Reedh3353]

Sounds like you have a some extreme friends... Not everyone that deactivates has extreme emotional problems.. sounds exhausting to have that many emotional friends.

[NotTellingYouMyName]

He could just delete his account... Maybe he is just sick of people being able to contact him at all times? Maybe he wants privacy.

[Angelove3]

Agree

[Anonymous]

People deactivate their facebooks all the time for a multitude of reasons. I want to deactivate mine. I find facebook to be pointless and a waste of time 99% of the time.

[Jaayss]

that is not the question. the question is THE PATTERN OF constant deactivation and reactivation repeatedly when they can just stay deactivated for a while instead of doing these so much work of returning

[emzy-89]

i deactivate mine during exam periods so I'm not tempted to go on it for hrs instead of studying.

[doctorwhofan23]

Maybe it is because employers look at the pages and he does not want that.