Comments on: Do we all have status update anxiety?

By: Jeff King

Jeff King — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:47:52 +0000

its not anxiety. anxiety is fear. this status syndrome is pretty much just OCD for people who feel the urge to update constantly.

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By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:35:45 +0000

Very interesting article. Thanks for this!

By: jennismortal

jennismortal — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:00:43 +0000

I agree that the benefit of status updates is that it provides a service that just wasn’t possible before. In a fairly non-intrusive manner, you can now build a more rounded picture of the people you know or the people with whom you share similar interests. This is a really exciting development as it offers something that just couldn’t be done before – letting people, who want to, know what’s happening in your life. There is no compulsion to read and no compulsion to reveal things about yourself, but you can if you want.
What is most interesting is to observe how this new facility changes our own behaviour. For those people that are providing us with updates on our life, Psychologies highlights what it is calling ’status update anxiety’:
For the most part, sites such as Twitter and Facebook are meant purely for entertainment and a mild diversion. However, in the most extreme of cases, the endless tabulating of facts, feelings, roads not taken, and salads not eaten is getting in the way of, well, actually living – so much so that some of us are developing a new syndrome, Status Update Anxiety.
Whilst this may be true for some people, I suspect the ability to life stream (as this is called) is a great way for people to communicate. As with the reason people write reviews, people don’t necessarily update their statuses to inform other people but as an outlet for themselves. They want to write rather than be read, they want to document their lives for the process of doing it rather than because others want to read it.
Status update anxiety? Maybe some people do have it. But I think status updates offer a new service to people, the ability to express themselves and an outlet for their thoughts and behaviours. That is probably reason enough for them to do it, and probably is of real value to them.
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social anxiety treatment — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:46:53 +0000

Its good to be updated about behavioural changes and to identify the reason. If you are getting anxiety attacks then you need to find a solution to it in its early stages.

Deep breathing exercises are excellent for anxiety and many people report positive results from meditation. Some other natural anxiety remedies to look into are St.John’s Wort, SAMe, L-Theanine, and Tryptophan.