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.
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.
yana reguliPublished 4 years ago in PsycheBody 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?
Monika GilPublished 4 years ago in PsycheLost 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.
Allie ThomasPublished 4 years ago in PsycheControversial: 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.
Sabrina PetrafesaPublished 4 years ago in PsycheAll social media is you compulsively lying about yourself
Let me get this clear before I mouth off. It’s not one of those pieces that asks you to delete your social media accounts. My opinion is that we all need to admit that the only reason we post is because we want to push a perception of ourselves to others. Socials are not an outlet to showcase the ‘real’ you. That’s a lie.
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.
RachelMorganPublished 4 years ago in PsycheYes, 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.
Brittany ValentinePublished 4 years ago in PsycheHighlight Reels vs. Behind the Scenes
I can’t stand people who excessively post on social media. These people always have a Snapchat story up, frequently posting a shot on Instagram and are always on their phones. My cousin is the perfect example. If you looked at my cousin’s social media profiles, you would think her life is the best ever. There’s always pictures of her and her friend’s parties, artsy photos of her food, and perfectly executed selfies. She always has the right pose, smile, outfit and gets loads of likes and people commenting on how beautiful she is and how they “want to be her.” Her life looks like a chapter out of a fairytale. However, social media doesn’t always show the whole story.
Brainstorms III: Social Media and Mental Health
This post promises to be a complicated one. We will try to balance the pros and cons of social media, a controversial topic at the very least. However, social media plays such a big role in our lives today, that its effects on our mental (and physical) health should not be overlooked. But are there any effects, and if so are they good or bad? Answering these questions is not going to be easy since there's probably no clear effect. We are all different, and the effects social media has on us may vary depending on our personality and the time we spend on it. But, well, there's no shame in trying.
Laura Sotillos ElliottPublished 5 years ago in PsycheHow and Why I Left Facebook
I was your typical college guy. Fun, outgoing, social. When social media came along and everyone was on it, I continued on that path and did the same. It was fun. I posted status updates ranging from every time I had a coffee to every time I went on vacation. It gave me a great sort of validation to be the one with over fifty likes on a photo of my dog, of all things. Yet it was also the beginning of a nightmare that I barely escaped from.
Abdullah MasoodPublished 5 years ago in PsycheConsumers' Reactions to Marketing Campaigns About Mental Health
As there is a huge stigma around mental health as a subject, it can be difficult to get people's opinions on how they feel about the overall topic at hand. This post will discuss how various campaigns managed to get consumers' attention and the effect it had on consumer engagement as a whole. Discussed will be campaigns that conducted sufficient research on their audience and adapted to their findings successfully with high engagement rates on all parts.
Jodie PatersonPublished 5 years ago in PsycheReason First: Is Cyberbullying a Boon for R. Kelly's Daughter?
Let us first define our terms. The concept of the cult of negativity means that the vicious speech and actions that have been a part of humankind since its inception should be used to motivate and enlighten. Hatred should be employed under the cult of negativity to expand the minds of man. The cult of negativity signals the possibility for religions, races, sexes, and other nonessentials to be met with the ultimate essential: philosophy. Every human being possesses a philosophy whether they know it or not. Those who don’t hold consciously an ideology are often inclined to subscribe to systems that will be used to murder, rape, mutilate, and spew vitriol disguised as humorous language or acts.
Skyler SaundersPublished 5 years ago in Psyche