Is social media making you less happy? Understanding why can help.
Social media use can be harmful to mental health because of our need for connection and tendency to trust.use on mental health is an increasingly hot topic, as highlighted by a recent advisory analysis and report by theA growing body of research suggests that social media use can negatively affect our psychological health. In a recent review,for some people.
Although the reasons for the tendency are complex, without interpersonal connectedness and a fundamental belief that those around us will support, protect, and treat us respectfully, we feel unsafe. When we see something posted on social media, we’re likely to think it’s true—thereby trusting that others give us accurate information about themselves.
Taken together, we often use social media in an effort to feel connected while trusting at some basic level that what’s posted online is actually an accurate representation of people’s lives. Even if we’re not conscious of it, we scroll through social media posts believing that people are naturally as good-looking as their photos appear. That people’s daily home life is as perfect as the pictures depict. That others have very few gut-wrenching struggles. Clearly, this isn’t true.
, is a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Nevada Las Vegas . She is also the author ofAt any moment, someone’s aggravating behavior or our own bad luck can set us off on an emotional spiral that threatens to derail our entire day. Here’s how we can face our triggers with less reactivity so that we can get on with our lives.
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