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Facebook and Twitter are making it harder to move on from heartache Online photos are blamed for actually prolonging the grieving process Experts warn lingering data could make people more unforgiving

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 06:45 EST, 28 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:48 EST, 28 September 2013

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Society's obsession with social networking is making it harder than ever for the bereaved and broken-hearted to move on.

From Facebook to Twitter, the data and images documenting people's lives has been blamed for prolonging the pain of losing a loved one, either through death or the break-up of a relationship.

Discussing how cyber culture affects the grieving process, one of Britain's leading scientists, Sir Nigel Shadbolt, said: 'When bad, sad or indifferent things happened to us, over time you forgot. That is why time could be a great healer.

Haunted: Sir Nigel Shadbolt suggests social media is making it increasingly difficult to move on from the death of a loved one or a break-up

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Social media can prolong the pain of losing a loved one