Online dating is an instant way to find your soulmate but it is also an instant way to get your heartbroken until it becomes unbearable. It can be an addiction to just keep setting up dates with different people until you find the right one but the more you get hurt, the more chances you have of developing depression. It is important to take breaks using online dating and to ask yourself what you need to look for in a healthy relationship to avoid a broken heart.

According to the National Academy of Sciences, getting rejected a number of times can hit the same area of the brain that stimulates physical pain. Your brain will not be able to tell the difference between a broken heart and a broken bone. Because it can be instant to get a date, it can be just as instant to get your heart broken just as quickly like if you do not get any replies on your profile or cannot get past a first date. Body Image journal did a study that showed 1,300 college-aged students who used Tinder had lower self-esteem than those not using Tinder and were less satisfied in their appearance. A Match.com survey showed that 15% of single people felt like the online process was addicting as well as 125% of millenials. 97% of men were more addicted to these websites than women but 54% of women would feel more burnt out.

You know that dating websites are causing you depression if every small internet dating let down feels catastrophic to you. It may be easy to say that a date is just a date until you have a good time and wonder why you have not heard back from the person. If you feel overwhelmed by all of these letdowns, you should pause your account so that you can take care of yourself. If you already have depression before making a dating profile, it is probably best not to create one if you believe that finding a date will cure you of depression. You should be in a healthy and content mindset before you start dating. You may need to make healthy changes with yourself such as the expectations you have of other people and the things you say. People will like you more if you like yourself more so take care of your mind and body.

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