Watch out for negative drains

I love social networking. Some would say too much. My problem with Facebook (more so than Twitter) is that it's an outlet for complaining & feeding negativity. I'm guilty of this, too, but I try to watch myself.

We all know people that always have bad days, aren't happy with anything and complain endlessly (often, just for attention). They spread negativity like the plague. I've struggled to find the balance between keeping them in my life by maintaining a friendship with these people and keeping a healthy distance to avoid their negativity. Sometimes that's just not possible and you need to cut them out. I've had success with limiting exposure, then realizing that I'm just happier with less and less time interacting, then make the final cut isn't noticeable.