Mental Health and Social Media

“I am sick of being alone L”,  “I hate myself” or similar very personal emotions are posted on social media nowadays. Even though this is not very age specific pattern but the majority of these posts come from teenagers. People get out of a relationship heart broken and the next immediate thing to do is to go and post on a social media site “u broke my heart”. Yes I agree that they are letting their frustration out, but they are ignoring the fact that someone else might read all these and misuse their emotionally low phase of life.

                One more factor we should see is the most of these social media out bursts also relate to certain mental dis orders.

                Larry Rosen, professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, outlined the results of some recent research, which also points to the darker side of social media

·         Teens using Facebook have more narcissistic tendencies while young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show more signs of other psychological disorders, including anti-social behaviors

·         Daily overuse of media and technology has a negative effect on the health of all children, preteens and teenagers by making them more prone to anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders

·         Facebook can be distracting and can negatively impact learning. Studies found that middle school, high school and college students who checked Facebook at least once during a 15-minute study period achieved lower grades

Using social media wisely can give you lot of benefits such as, a service provider who does not care to resolve your problems will proactively come forward and answers it if you start complaining on their social media assets,  it can also be a good way to connect with people from various parts of the world and enrich ourselves with knowledge.

To conclude I would like to quote words from Shiva Trilogy “Good & Bad are the same sides of coin. Greatest Good is what becomes Greatest Evil”