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Social media dramatically impacts our offline lives and mental well-being; examine its benefits, risks and controversies through scientific studies, real-life anecdotes and more.

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I describe myself as someone who suffers from Automatonophobia "Automatonophobia can be loosely defined as the fear of wax figures, humanoid robots, audio-animatronics, or other figures designed to represent humans." - Lisa Fritscher freelance writer. Mine focuses more on anamatronics.
By Kyle Casey4 years ago in Psyche
The Evolution of Troll
What is a troll? Now, the answer to that question remained about the same for centuries, that was until the invention of the world wide web. According to Webster's a troll is a dwarf or giant going back to Scandanavian folklore, a way of fishing, to antagonize others online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content.
By Martin Ahrens4 years ago in Psyche
Bye gram
Goodbye Instagram. If you’d like to hear why I’m leaving this space, feel free to keep on reading. If not, I have lots of other messaging apps for keeping in touch. I’ll be deleting it in a few days.
By Wencer Spoods4 years ago in Psyche
Four Step Program for iPhone Addiction in Teens
Four Step Program for Iphone Addictions in Teens This program outlines how to change iPhone addiction in high school students using Hull's four-step theory. Hull theorized that learning a novel behaviour occurs through four different events; a drive or motivation, cues, response or behaviour, and reinforcement. This program changes iPhone addiction by targeting these four events. The program is designed specifically for high school students who are particularly vulnerable due to peer influence and emerging sense of personal identity. The program aims to help students learn the harms of iPhone addiction and feel confident in their decisions to restrict iPhone use for better mental health.
By Beth (Halo) Hanson4 years ago in Psyche
Can Social Media Posts be Used to Predict Depression?
Here’s a thought experiment: Imagine that the color blue was imperceptible to humans. What would we say instead of “I’m feeling blue”? Or if humans didn’t have words for different directions, would we have come up with the phrase “I’m feeling down”?
By Amy Hong4 years ago in Psyche
5 ways to get free from your epidemic screen addiction
Many Americans spend nearly half of their days looking at a screen even before the outbreak. In 2019, market research firm Nielsen discovered that the average American spent about 12 hours each day in front of their televisions, cellphones, and laptops.
By chamoo4 years ago in Psyche
How to outsmart your Social Media/Phone Addiction
Have you ever found yourself just scrolling through social media platforms without any motive to get anything of it, if yes, then you might be suffering from a social media addiction?
By Manthan Mohite4 years ago in Psyche
AITA? No
Are people aware of this subreddit called AITA? It stands for “Am I The A-Hole?” I discovered this a few months ago and I am hooked on it. Basically what this is is a place for people to go online to tell some horrible story that happned to them, how they responded, and then ask if they were in the wrong for doing so. Then the community gives their answer and possibly some advice (which, to be honest, seems to be coming from a bunch of teens and young adults and, while well-intentioned seems to lack much in the way of wisdom, which becomes really obvious in those situations that aren't so cut and dry).
By Mytoxic Family4 years ago in Psyche
You are your algorithm.
What is the algorithm? We hear it often. Do you ever take the time out to understand it? An algorithm is a set of instructions for solving a problem or accomplishing a task. It is an automated reasoning used within our everyday lives used for calculation and data processing.
By Ace Howell4 years ago in Psyche
When I Was 13 Years Old, I Was Groomed on the Internet by Predators — This Is My Story
--- Trigger Warning: Talk of sexual situations involving a minor --- Predators are everywhere, the internet included. When I was 13 years old I took a strong liking to the internet. I thought it was so amazing to be able to talk with anyone from around the world whenever I wanted.
By That Psych Nerd4 years ago in Psyche
How To Overcome Smartphone Addiction In 5 Simple Steps
Most modern people spend a lot of time with their smartphone. According to a recent study, the average person spends four hours a day on games, social networks and other applications. And this is already 28 hours a week — a considerable figure.
By Artur Kh.4 years ago in Psyche
Stop Crowdsourcing Your Confidence
The popularity of social media has probably contributed to raising awareness of real-life issues, according to a study by Cornell University; People's sense of purpose is not as appealing as the amount of interest they receive.
By Bishesta Paudel4 years ago in Psyche