social media
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.
THE AGE OF ISOLATION : The New Era
The dangers of the Internet When people think of dangers on the internet , they think Dank Memes, Recycled Tiktoks, and the occasional Phishing sites, and etc. In truth those can be valid undesirable things on the internet, But what about the more psychological Dangers? In 2016 a study was given that 7.7 million people struggle with Mental illness, by the end of 2019 the numbers were 51 million. In this article Im going to uncover the hidden dangers of the Internet and how it creates mental illness
By Tahj Simmons5 years ago in Psyche
Quitting Instagram and Facebook for 21 days. Second Place in Fresh Start Challenge. Top Story - February 2021.
Taking a hiatus from social media is no revolutionary idea at the start of the New Year. A survey of 2,000 people by the Wexner Medical Center finds Americans are making adjustments to social media usage. More than half have changed their social media habits over time, and 1 in 5 make it a point of taking social media breaks.
By Katie Manning5 years ago in Psyche
Are We Living the Dystopian Nightmare?
I woke up one morning, it was my 25th birthday and I propped myself up on my elbows and looked at the time - it was 4:30am and my alarm was about to go off. I got up and started doing my morning yoga, completed a routine by 5am and then my phone goes off. Not just that but my watch goes off. And again, that's not all - I get a notification from my bank account. Each stating that they hope I have a happy birthday. One by one: Amazon, Twitter, Apple, Facebook and even various websites where I did not even know I had an account - some I do not think I have heard off in a while. It made me aware of dystopian this nightmare really was that I was living in. The question to me was no longer 'what happens when the AI takes over?' but now it has become: 'well, it's taken over - now what do we do?'
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
Social Media: Mental Welfare's worst enemy?
I find a lot of mental welfare posts these days promote "you are your own happiness" or "only you can empower yourself". The reality for many dealing with mental wellness is simple; we struggle to engage with that mentality.
By Chris Lambert5 years ago in Psyche
Angry reacts only!
'Doomscrolling' - it's a term I only recently heard, yet I instantly knew what it meant. That endless trawl through Twitter, skimming each new nugget of negativity. 'Stranger A' shouts at 'Stranger B', and hordes of other strangers wade in. Celebrities and influencers publicly play out their clashes of personality, ideals, and opinions. It gets very nasty, very quickly. No matter when you open the app, you can guarantee that there will be some vicious fight raging. You can also be sure that bad news will leap out with every twitch of your eager thumb, each story worse than the last; corruption, sleaze, death, inept government officials, natural disaster, and, dare I mention, covid19. So much for Twitter. Let's head to Facebook, that's sure to be a happier place. Actually, no. Here we have the option of several 'emojis' with which to display our reactions to the content on offer. Having scoured Facebook for pages that suit our own personal views, we then spend hours at a time scrolling through our timelines, reacting to posts from those pages as well as from friends and family. Invariably, we see stuff that angers, offends, irks. We stab at the angry face icon. If sufficiently moved by the content, we may even risk leaving a comment, usually bashed out in haste while our blood is still boiling. We then move on, having registered our displeasure, feeling faintly fulfilled at having 'made a difference' somehow. But what, precisely, have we achieved? In most cases, nothing at all.
By Jon Clynch5 years ago in Psyche
The Cyberbullying Problem
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the newly founded Tik-Tok (of which I know very little about unfortunately) have become more and more of a part of our lives on a daily basis with the latter gaining popularity more rapid than most things I have ever seen. Before all of this though, there was MSN and chatrooms etc. these are the things that I spent an evening or two a week a part of - chatting with friends or even going on to chatrooms to talk about things I enjoyed such as: films, books and at that time I was also a massive Green Day fan. But, since way back then until now, I have noticed one, main thing: cyberbullying was around back then and it is still around (and far more rampant) now.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Psyche
How to Avoid Social Media Overload
I made a video on my Youtube Channel, and I was talking about how 'the phone is stripping us of our powers' those were my exact words I used to explain a never ending issue in today's world of never ending loads of information from a mobile device. I was really just speaking my mind on the matter and yes I dropped a couple of swear bombs in the video, which garned an astounding 15 views and only 2 likes....I know i'm not very popular with the Youtube algorithm but that's what happens when you become a realist, people are not always going to gravitate towards the real but however in due time people will gravitate towards damaged brain cells from overload and a poor quality of life from a phone that is slowly but surely taking away their super powers. You'll thank me later.
By Mark Smith5 years ago in Psyche
Disguised
Almost 2 years ago, she yearned for love . Coming out of something more than toxic . Abuse , pain , confusion, it was all a wreck. You ever wish you could get a slight preview of what you’re getting yourself into before actually getting into it ? Yeah .. that was her. In fact she’d scroll her page , Oh ! And yes I mean her , she loved women , just as much as women claimed they love her. Continuing on , she’d scroll her page and view her past , past as in others before her , what she likes , what she’s into just everything anyone would want to know about someone they had their interest in . She was pretty cool . Her name was Alice . See Alice loves social media , she love making people laugh and just notice her , and what she could do. She as in Porcha realized Alice pain , no attention, past trauma and so on but there wasn’t anything Porcha could not fix .
By thelifeofpre _5 years ago in Psyche
Is Social Media Killing You?
In today’s world it is very rare to find a teenager or any age for that matter who does not have a social media account.According to Mediakix, the average person spends forty minutes on YouTube, thirty five minutes on Facebook,twenty five minutes on Snapchat , fifteen minutes on Instagram and one minute on Twitter. While this may be true for most people ,others tend to spend a much larger amount of their time on their social media accounts.
By Tyresha Bailey-Davis5 years ago in Psyche
World Mental Health Day: Social Media is Harmful to Young Wellbeing
Saturday 10th October is World Mental Health Day. It arrives during the strangest time we’ll ever likely face in our lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year’s theme is set by the World Federation for Mental Health, and this year’s is 'mental health for all'. This encourages us to think of different demographics and communities of people and how they are faced with issues and problems in their lives.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Psyche
