Since the interaction is not face-to-face people feel that they can say anything to anyone online as there's no confrontation. "Since the last one to two years patients have come to me, disturbed about what people had written about them online," says Dr Deepak Gupta, child and adolescent psychiatrist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The perception about ones' 'image' on social networking forms a major part about how youngsters perceive themselves nowadays.
The 'cool' quotient is decided there. "Whether you're cool or not, is decided on FB by your photos, who you are clicked with. A lot of my pals have FB BFs - that is their relation is more 'active' on FB, than in real life. But that's the 'in' thing - to show off your hot love life,"says Preeti Khanna*. And when this goes wrong, things go for a toss.
"Humiliation and sense of betrayal are the things that a youngster feels when he sees negative things posted about him/her online," says Dr Gupta, adding, "This takes a bigger proportion when the individual is networking in isolation, which makes them more emotionally unstable." There is no distinction between virtual life and real life for youngsters nowadays, says Dr Vohra, who says that since the last five years cases of people (age group 15-25 years) seeking help regarding internet issues have increased.
Youngsters will have to agree as everything they do is posted online. "There is too much dependence on these websites, where the individual exposes too much about themselves, exposing themselves to exploitation." And getting dumped in the digital age has found a new meaning altogether. Advanced technology has lead to some of the oddest ways that girls and boys are using to break up...
Via Facebook: Blogger, Sarah Hutton found out that she was no more in a relationship when she saw he BF's status change to 'In a relationship with...The girl from the pics?'
Via SMS: Blogger Christina shared that her fiance of five years dumped her via a test message. It read, "Christina I've got to be honest with you, I don't think I love you...Going to turn my phone off now... Talk to you soon.'
Via Twitter: Anchal Gupta's* friends got to know that her BF dumped her even before she realised what was happening. Even before she got out of the car, he tweeted about it.
Via e-mail: Footballer Jeremy Shockey was dumped via e-mail which said, "I'd rather be single than be in a relationship where I'm being disrespected and cheated on."
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