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Quite a number of people still know that depression is a serious medical predicament that utterly affect how we see, think and act. In other word social media ha a part to play on this, in other words social media might lead to a severe depression on prone individuals or probably create existing evidence of this disease.
Depression is a serious medical condition that affects how you think, feel, and behave. Social media may lead to depression in predisposed individuals or make existing symptoms of depression.
Some physically signs that illustrates you're suffering from ''social media depression''
Everything has it's advantage and disadvantage. So is the social media and all social applications, if peradventure you feel the media is having a detrimental impact on our present mood, that's what leads to what i call ''social media depressions''. Below are some of the symptoms;
- Low mood
- Lack of proper interest on things you onced enjoyed
- Irritability
- Lack of self confidence
If peradventure you've been suffering from any of these symptoms for a week or more than a week, then you are undoubtedly passing though depression. Nevertheless, ''social media depression'' isn't a a word that is acknowledged when it comes to medical settings. Basically, social media depression tends to be a real life sensation that is affecting about 50% of social media users. Just as
Social media could crush self-esteem
Nevertheless depression and social media are in a way connected to each other, if i may ask why is this so? According to MD, Ph.D he added;
Social media skews your perception about other people's lives and traits.
In other to get the full details about what he meant, it actually connotes that a lot of people tends to picture the lives of other on the social media as their own life. This includes the person's lifestyle, mode of dressing, appearance and all, and when we fail to reach that standard we get depressed immediately. If peradventure you befuddle an idealized with material things, you are automatically in line for the false impression that everyone is way better than you, with this your self esteems starts diminishing. This mostly happens for the teenagers and young adults who frequently equate themselves to others.
In conclusion, if peradventure you have suffered this low self-esteem in the past, the fantasy that everyone has it better and does better things more than you will eventually make you feel worse.
I never knew socia media was a direct was of increasing our depression! Great points my dear friend keep steeming!!!
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