Social Media and its impact on Mental Health

Social media has been a common part in our everyday life. It plays an important role to keep ourselves updated for latest updates and happenings all over the world. Well, most of us do have any kind of social media account in order to connect with new people from all over the world. We all know it’s positive and negative effects, so let’s talk about its impact on our mental health.

How many of us check our social media regularly to see the likes, comments and followers? Well, the answer is most of us check our social media account on regular basis. Let’s take the best example Instagram, we often go back to Instagram to see reels and their algorithm is set on such a way that we spend our most of the precious time on Instagram. Why do we see such reels? The answer is simple relatability and instant dopamine pleasure. The social media affect badly affects our mental health. We saw reels which shows our reality and instantly get depressed instead we should find solutions for the same. It is strange that People are getting into online friendships and relationships instantly, isn’t it? The perfect lifestyle we often see in social media is not necessarily mean it is in real life also. But people often take this as real life and tries to become or adapt the lifestyle of their favorite influencer. One of the most negative traits of social media is it has become a platform for showing insecurities by negatively criticizing and bullying others.

How many of us check our social media regularly to see the likes, comments and followers? Well, the answer is most of us check our social media account on regular basis. Let’s take the best example Instagram, we often go back to Instagram to see reels and their algorithm is set on such a way that we spend our most of the precious time on Instagram. Why do we see such reels? The answer is simple relatability and instant dopamine pleasure. The social media affect badly affects our mental health. We saw reels which shows our reality and instantly get depressed instead we should find solutions for the same. It is strange that People are getting into online friendships and relationships instantly, isn’t it? The perfect lifestyle we often see in social media is not necessarily mean it is in real life also. But people often take this as real life and tries to become or adapt the lifestyle of their favorite influencer. One of the most negative traits of social media is it has become a platform for showing insecurities by negatively criticizing and bullying others.

How many of us check our social media regularly to see the likes, comments and followers? Well, the answer is most of us check our social media account on regular basis. Let’s take the best example Instagram, we often go back to Instagram to see reels and their algorithm is set on such a way that we spend our most of the precious time on Instagram. Why do we see such reels? The answer is simple relatability and instant dopamine pleasure. The social media affect badly affects our mental health. We saw reels which shows our reality and instantly get depressed instead we should find solutions for the same. It is strange that People are getting into online friendships and relationships instantly, isn’t it? The perfect lifestyle we often see in social media is not necessarily mean it is in real life also. But people often take this as real life and tries to become or adapt the lifestyle of their favorite influencer. One of the most negative traits of social media is it has become a platform for showing insecurities by negatively criticizing and bullying others.

How many of us check our social media regularly to see the likes, comments and followers? Well, the answer is most of us check our social media account on regular basis. Let’s take the best example Instagram, we often go back to Instagram to see reels and their algorithm is set on such a way that we spend our most of the precious time on Instagram. Why do we see such reels? The answer is simple relatability and instant dopamine pleasure. The social media affect badly affects our mental health. We saw reels which shows our reality and instantly get depressed instead we should find solutions for the same. It is strange that People are getting into online friendships and relationships instantly, isn’t it? The perfect lifestyle we often see in social media is not necessarily mean it is in real life also. But people often take this as real life and tries to become or adapt the lifestyle of their favorite influencer. One of the most negative traits of social media is it has become a platform for showing insecurities by negatively criticizing and bullying others.

Someone showcasing their talent in social media became a sin in this generation. In some cases, it becomes so extreme that the content creator goes silent and affects their mental health due to online cyber bullying. There are thousands of suicide cases due to online cyber bullying.

So, let’s take an initiative to reach out to those people who are really hesitant to share their overthinking thoughts due to social media, spreading body positivity and be someone who will be a good person and give feedback for improvement instead of criticizing someone’s content. It is completely ok if you don’t like the content but we should give respectful feedback in order to improve the content which can lead to a rise of a new influencers who are more confident and shine like a star.