The Facebook "Seen" message gives me a lot of anxiety! When I see that the person has "seen" the message, but does not reply, I start thinking about all the possible reasons why they would 'ignore' me... Does anyone else feel this? If so, how do you cope?

I also feel anxiety over this. To cope I just try not to use that platform as much and talk in person or some other way that gives me less stress. If thats not an option try to remember that they probably aren't ignoring you, they're just busy.

The "seen" is there just to stress us all the time. We shouldnt get stressed if we see it, maybe the other person is a little bit busy and can actually answer you

many people feel this way. it is completely understandable and you are not alone in feeling the way that you do. i usually tell myself the person's phone was open to the message while having been left on the table for the duration of time it took to complete a simple task; if the app is open it often doesnt make a noise. They will reply when they see it with their own eyes.

I try and remember that there are a million reasons someone would have seen my message and not replied, and only one of them is that they want to ignore me. It can be difficult to rationalize with yourself, but what’s going through our heads usually isn’t going through the people we care about’s.

Yes, I have felt this, and it's difficult. I was able to start coping better with it once I realized that I too, do the same thing, and the people on the other side have either just forgotten to reply or are too busy at the moment. You cannot let how fast someone replies define you.

I also feel the same I think that the person is ignoring me intentionally but I tell myself that maybe he is busy and will reply to me after a certain time.

I know that this can be a difficult thing, but I know that some people really focus on what they can control. and not worry too much about what they can't . You control the message you send out, what you cannot do is control what the person does who reads that message. So why worry? Is it annoying when its been seen and you get no reply, definitely, is it worth worrying about, no.

i know that feeling. you're not alone, and it's completely natural for you to feel this way. but the trick is to not let people influence your mood, you know? when i get worked up about similar things, i ask myself : is this situation something that's in my control? no. there could be many reasons for someone not replying immediately. none of which are in our hands. so just sit back, and let it be, give yourself more importance than a "seen" message . you've got this :)

Ohh, I was the same way! I would think I was bothering them, or maybe they don’t really enjoy my friendship as much as I thought... but realisitically, I don’t always respond to every message I read either. So, I coped through this by holding onto logic. They could’ve been driving and made sure it wasn’t an emergency, or the notification popped up and they clicked over without meaning to while they were busy doing something else. I mean, there are soo many logical reasons why someone would read it and not respond right away, or they could forget to at all. When I read a message and don’t respond, it’s usually because I opened it and forgot about it because it lost the “unread” notification label. Also, they could not be in the mood to talk to others.. maybe they have been having a rough day. Always keep an openmind ♡ because we can assume the worst of a situation, but then we also have to equally believe in the opposite, since we don’t actually know.

Yes I feel this way also. I think it is important to remember how busy people's lives are and how they have so much going on. We should remember that although they have seen the message they are not necessarily ignoring it. There could be many reasons, perhaps they have seen a message come through from you and they are keen to read what it says so they open it, therefore flagging it as "seen". But consider they are in the middle of something, an assignment, a meeting, looking after a child, eating their dinner or preparing food? There could be any number of things they are currently focused on that would mean they can't give their response to you the time or focus that you and your message deserve. When they have time they will reply, we just need to bear this in mind and not let our imaginations carry us away.