SOCIAL MEDIA

   Particularly when used extensively, social media can have a detrimental impact on our mental health. A few of the variables that mitigate these detrimental impacts are mentioned below.   Feeling inadequate and comparing oneself to others   Even with the knowledge that the majority of what we see on social media is fake, it can nevertheless leave us feeling inadequate and uncomfortable. We can't help but compare ourselves to those who seem to have better lives and feel horrible about ourselves, even if we know that individuals who appear to have the ideal life and career don't truly. Isolation Social media can make people feel disconnected from life, despite the fact that it might appear like a way for us to communicate with each other and our surroundings. According to research findings, using social media less may improve overall wellbeing and that using it less often makes people feel less alone. Cyberbullying     Social media platforms have made ...

  Social media allows us to follow developments in the world, access interesting content, share what is happening in our lives and observe what is happening in the lives of others. When we spend too much time on social media, it has a negative impact on our lives. Do you ever have those days when the last thing you check before going to bed is social media and the bad news you see steals your sleep or you wake up first thing in the morning and find yourself scrolling through media? Have you ever thought about the effect that too much social media has on our mental health? Let's explore the impact on health together, but first let’s look at numbers. 1. There are 4.2 billion active social media users worldwide That’s 490 million more social media users than at the start of 2020 and shows that social media is still growing rapidly. It’s also 53.6% of the total global...