The internet has been taken over by Facebook and other forms of social media. People use social media because they believe it improves their life. Is it, however, true? Is it true that people go on Facebook to socialise or to study other people’s posts to see what’s going on? Are they expressing their dissatisfaction with politics or government entities in general? (Venting has been demonstrated to increase rather than decrease anger.) Are individuals battling on Facebook or other social media platforms, ruining relationships rather than strengthening them or people’s lives? Instead, it was shown that the majority of people use it to consume knowledge, which experts discovered leaves them feeling empty and unfulfilled. Another study published in the journal “Current Opinion in Psychology” in 2016 found that envying other individuals on social media leads to depression. When you’re sick, sad, or alone, browsing through vacation images from someone’s recent trip to Hawaii, positive relationship statuses, parties, or people having a good time in general makes you feel even more alone and melancholy.
What Motivates People to Use Social Media?
People use social media for a variety of reasons, including keeping in touch with others and monitoring them. Surveillance has been utilised throughout history to protect people from danger and to keep them safe. However, the majority of social media monitoring of partners or ex-partners does not fulfil that criterion. “Interpersonal electronic surveillance monitoring” is the phrase for this. Low-quality relationships, low happiness, and terrible connections in general are all indicators of online surveillance.
What Happens When People Spend Too Much Time on Social Media?
Researchers at the University of Michigan found that the more time people spend on Facebook, the more miserable they get. When browsing through the wonderful aspects of other people’s lives, it can also cause sentiments of jealously, resentment, and inadequacy. “Results showed that Facebook usage had a strong negative link with self-esteem,” according to a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. In other words, those who spent more time on Facebook had poorer self-esteem, according to the findings.”
For some people, Facebook might be a trigger for P.T.S.D. For many African Americans and others, the footage of Philandro Castro and Sterling being streamed live on Facebook sparked their P.T.S.D. There were many expressions of mental and psychological concerns on Facebook in the week following Sterling’s and Castro’s deaths. The African-American community was one of the hardest hit. They are not, however, the only ones who have been touched by such horrific recordings of individuals dying at the hands of police officers.
Finally, social media can have a detrimental impact on people. It’s a public bulletin board where anyone can publish anything. However, there is research underway that suggests that this type of “socialising” is actually harmful to humans. It can stymie the healing process that people go through after rejection, heighten feelings of inadequacy and jealously, and cause P.T.S.D., as well as make people feel worse.
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Science Explains How Facebook Makes You Sad | Psychology Today
The most popular social media platform could be wreaking havoc on your emotional health.
How To Keep Social Media From Complicating Your Relationship | Psychology Today
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Does Social Media Help or Hurt Relationships? | Psychology Today
Do you argue with your partner as a result of Facebook use?
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“We’re witnessing mentally and emotionally traumatizing videos and pictures. It’s enough, it’s just enough. It’s just so overwhelming all the time.” – April Reign
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