What is the impact of social media on our mental health?

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What is the impact of social media on our mental health? Any tips on how to overcome the negative impact?

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too much impact to be honest but this is the only way to keep ourselves abreast and at be at par with the ever changing global world also with our ever changing human evolution… I try to have time to unwind, deep breaths exhale and smell the roses… :sunflower: :potted_plant: :palm_tree: :rose:

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It really depends on how you engage with soc med, but I guess one of the most common impacts I see in people is the need to compare your life to someone else’s.

It’s fairly common for people to compare their lives, but because of soc med, it makes it so much easier to do. So if this is something you struggle with, here’s some tips to try and get over it:

  1. What’s first important to remember is that a lot of people curate what they post, meaning that it’s rarely as good as it seems. So you might be comparing yourself to an ideal post, not a realistic one. In a lot of cases, people also lie about their posts just to seem happy or affluent; so you may even be looking at fantasy.

  2. Try to ask yourself why you are envious or why you need to compare? Is there something you are unhappy about in your life? Is there something specific you want that someone else has? Once you are able to answer that question, ask yourself what you need to do to get what you want or change that part of your life? And once you answer that question, ask yourself if you’re willing to put in the work for it. For example, sometimes I feel jealous of really fit people who posting their gains online. So why am I comparing? Because I like the idea of being fit and having abs. What do I need to do to make that happen? Change my diet and workout more. Am I willing to do that? No. I like pizza too much. So now I’m not as salty about it because I’ve convinced myself that it’s too much work to attain and I’d rather just have a pizza. :pizza: :pizza: :pizza:

  3. Expressing thanks for or to the things and people in your life can help you appreciate what you have more. So if you haven’t heard of gratitude journaling, that’s something that you can try also.

I hope this was helpful. :slight_smile:

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I do social media detox every now and then :slight_smile: (1 week of no facebook/instagram) I find that it is refreshing and helps a lot!

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