How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health

January 15, 2019
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has warned about the potential for negative effects of social media in young kids and teens, but the same risks may be true for adults, across generations.

Here are 6 ways social media affects our mental health:

📲 It’s addictive.
Image result for scrolling phone gif📲 It triggers more sadness, less well-being.
Related image📲 Comparing our lives with others is mentally unhealthy.
Image result for scrolling phone gif📲 It can lead to jealousy—and a vicious cycle.

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📲 We get caught in the delusion of thinking it will help.
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📲 More friends on social doesn’t mean you’re more social.

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To read the full article, via Forbes, click here.

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