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.
With a Little Help from Your Virtual Friends
In February of 2020, just before the pandemic shutdown, I had to go on medical leave from work for my mental health. I found myself extremely emotional, struggling through my life as a result of post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd). I began to do some deep work on myself where I had to focus on healing from my trauma and on remembering who I was, what I cared about, and what I wanted out of life.
By Nicci Nunes3 years ago in Psyche
What If We Used Social Media... The Right Way?
Quick Fact -We can use social media to be entertained, enhance our lives, or both! Intro In this post, I'm going to outline the positives and negatives of social media. I'm also going to encourage you to use social media for good instead of letting it undeservingly consume your life. Enjoy the article!
By Gabriel Mohr3 years ago in Psyche
Are Mental Health Problems in Teenagers Really Caused by Social Media?
It is far too often that we see people blaming social media as having a direct impact on the mental wellbeing of a teenager. But in reality, there are actually tons of factors in which only one of them is social media, that add up to the teenager's mental wellbeing suffering in this new age. Social media is more like a blanket statement as it has been around for a good decade or so by this point, maybe even longer, and through the MySpace era moving into their mid-twenties and early thirties, we can see the kind of negative effect it has supposedly had on the minds of these growing people.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Psyche
I Quit Facebook ‘Cold Turkey’ Over a Year Ago And I’m Saner For It
My Year on Facebook During my year on Facebook, I found some things that I liked, such as reconnecting with old friends and staying up-to-date with what my friends and relatives were doing, as well as sharing photos. At one time, I had a following of over 500 people, including many new acquaintances from all walks of life.
By Terry Mansfield3 years ago in Psyche
Part 2: Why You Can’t Stop Looking at Your Phone and What to Do About It
In my previous article, I discussed the role of dopamine in our constant need to check our phones. Often, designers manipulate our brain chemistry in relation to dopamine with the hopes of increasing the amount of time we spend on their apps. In this article, I will provide you with tips on how to try and overcome this, with insight from Catherine Price’s How to Break Up with Your Phone.
By Simran Lavanya Saraf3 years ago in Psyche
YouTube, Where the Internet Trolls Hang Out.
Internet trolls are not things that I have ever really had to deal with, nor that I have given much thought to. I have seen a lot in the media about cyberbullying, as I am sure everyone has. Fortunately, I have never been the victim of any such attack, until I recently encountered a nasty little internet troll on YouTube.
By Armchair Detective3 years ago in Psyche
Social Media: Friend or Enemy?
Written By: Kevin Gabeci - February 23, 2021 Since the beginning of Social Media, most people have had a platform where they can express themselves. Now that Social Media is at its peak and a question is raised, are people's opinions free anymore, or has social media corrupted them? Lately, we have seen a lot of different situations regarding social media, people expressing themselves, and considering these expressions as free thought.
By SNROCINUTAF3 years ago in Psyche
Ignoring The Comment Section On Social Media . Top Story - February 2021.
It’s 3am. My boyfriend is fast asleep. Our Golden Retriever is fast asleep. And me… I’ve turned to my side with my mobile phone brightness turned right down low. I’m careful not to make sudden movements as I scroll… and scroll… and scroll.
By Fiona Teddy-Jimoh3 years ago in Psyche
The Problems of Social Media Trends
Social Media trends have been around since these websites first started up. If you remember things like MySpace, Bebo and the like, then you will know what I'm talking about. The drama that ensued on MySpace would quickly lead to 'trends' which involved various things to like which seemed 'cool' and harmless. But in fact, as time progressed and MySpace turned into Facebook and Facebook turned into Instagram - these trends got more and more harmful for the new teenagers growing up today.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Psyche
CYBERBULLYING- A DIGITAL MENACE TO SOCIALIZATION
The current generation is of digitalization where people can meet and communicate on digital platforms. Even though there can’t be any physical interaction between people but technology enables people to keep in contact with each other.
By Blake Hunt3 years ago in Psyche
Is Targeted Advertising Turning Us into Addicts?
Social media has been on the rise in the last decade and with it has come some very unique changes to society. When I was a child, targetted advertising only existed on television. Depending on what time you watched and what channel you were watching, the companies would advertise appropriately in order to pick up the correct demographic. This was purely based on viewing statistics and nothing else. But with today's social media gathering data to the extreme, with websites knowing more about us than we do - has targeted advertising taken it too far? Is it now altering our conscious decisions on what we do day by day?
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Psyche