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.
Show Me Your Facts
I have a personal admission. I love to argue on the internet, I love to google, and provide evidence, I kind of want people to prove me wrong. My brain loves puzzles, I make puzzles of things that arent puzzles. I have been known to try to get people to just openly admit what they are alluding to or draw the lines to the meme that was shared, and the implications of that belief system.
By Kelly Morris5 years ago in Psyche
Celebrities, Social Media And Grief: Why Do We Feel We Have A Right To Someone's Private Feelings?. Top Story - September 2020.
If reports are to be believed, internet trolls have chased yet another famous face off of Social Media. Actress Elizabeth Olsen, best known for playing Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently de-activated her Instagram account. If reports are to be believed, the reason for this is that Olsen was bullied by supposed fans over her failure to post about the death of her Avengers co-star, Chadwick Boseman.
By Kristy Anderson5 years ago in Psyche
Social Media Addiction
Through the early 2000s to now, Social Media has always been around. Whether its email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Myspace, etc., it will continue to grow. We see what our eyes see but do we fully understand what social media can do to our human brains? There are pros and cons of social media. One pro would have to be constant communication to family, friends, and depending on work. We all like to wonder and see what we do day to day. And that is ok. It is ok to stay in contact with family and friends and watch their funny events and triumphs. Even during these pandemics, like COVID19, or any illness spreading, we rely on social media to stay in touch due to social distancing. Communication is the biggest reason for Social Media. Now, there a lot of cons of Social Media. What a lot of people don’t realize is that social media can affect us in so many ways. It does mess with our human brain and does destroy human brain cells slowly but surely. Throughout my years, I have watched and observed people through in person and online. I like to observe before jumping the gun. I consider social media, especially Facebook, a trap. What do I mean by trap? Here is a prime example. My man and I have been together for almost 6 years. I understand he doesn’t have a life like me, but he is constantly on Facebook. His eyes are glued to it. When he gets home and I ask him to spend time with me he, through my eyes, is on Facebook. It hurts me emotionally because I think he loves social media than myself. It’s ok to be on social media and check time to time but when I see him and others constantly and can’t put their phone down, then that is the problem. That is where ADDICTION COMES FROM. WHEN SOME IS ADDICTION TO MEDIA AND VIDEO GAMES AND TAKE TIME AWAY FROM IT, UNLESS IT’S WORK, THEN THEY NEED SERIOUS HELP. It’s like their brain triggers social media but leaves out everything else. It takes away that sense of knowing there are things out there other than Facebook, Twitter, etc.
By yana reguli6 years ago in Psyche
Body image and social media
A lot of people nowadays are suffering from eating disorders, sleep issues, depression and anxiety. More than 50% of those problems are related to social media and cyber-bullying. We live in the world where the amount of likes and comments under our photos indicates how worthy we are. We live for the appreciation from others. The question is why? Why do we do that to ourselves?
By Monika Gil6 years ago in Psyche
Lost in the Social Media Sea
2012 was the year of mirror selfies and the infamous “duck face.” It was also the year I created my Instagram account. I was twelve years old, and my profile definitely reflected my age. I instantly spammed it with fun pictures from my camera roll and followed everyone I could think of. I loved playing with the filters, taking new pictures, and sharing moments with my friends. For me, it seemed to be a fun new freedom, as my mother hadn’t allowed me to have any social media before that. Little did I know that it would soon become one of my biggest insecurities.
By Allie Thomas6 years ago in Psyche
Controversial: Trisha Paytas claims she has DID for views
Trisha Paytas is a known YouTuber troll and often makes videos that are controversial for the sake of being controversial. She has "come out" as a gay man, as a transgender man, and now as someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). If you don't know, Dissociative Identity Disorder is a mental illness that is caused by repeated childhood trauma, which causes the mind to split into multiple identities, or alters.
By Sabrina Petrafesa6 years ago in Psyche
Posting everything down to the bone
You open your screen to a blurry photo of an emaciated body from shoulders to knees. You are drawn to the tie of the strings on the little cotton shorts she wears. The strings are tied tight, and yet the shorts still hang below her protruding hips.
By RachelMorgan6 years ago in Psyche
Yes, Social Media Does Have Positive Aspects
In 2006, when I was posting cringe-worthy selfies on MySpace and Facebook, I never thought that social media would become such an integral part of my adult life. I currently have 13.6k followers on Instagram, and 25.8k followers on Twitter.
By Brittany Valentine6 years ago in Psyche
