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Negatives of Social Media

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Its addictive - like a drug

blue ninja - Not good very addictive

Experts do not wholly agree on the internet and social media addiction. But they can agree that social media possesses addictive qualities similar to that of real harmful and addictive drugs. Overuse of social media such as Facebook can create dependence on using social media.

It triggers more sadness, less well-being

blue ninja - Makes you cry

The more we use social media, the less happy we seem to be. One study a few years ago found that Facebook use was linked to both less moment-to-moment happiness and less life satisfaction—the more people used Facebook in a day, the more depressed they become.

Comparing our lives with others is mentally unhealthy

blue ninja - Hurts your brain

Part of the reason Facebook makes people feel socially isolated (even though they may not actually be) is the comparison factor. We fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others as we scroll through our feeds, and make judgments about how we measure up.

It can lead to jealousy—and a vicious cycle

blue ninja - Makes you jealous

It’s no secret that the comparison factor in social media leads to jealousy—most people will admit that seeing other people’s tropical vacations makes them jealous. It can become a vicious cycle: feeling jealous can make a person want to make his or her own life look better, and post jealousy-causing posts of their own, in an endless circle of feeling jealous.

We get caught in the delusion of thinking it will help

blue ninja - overuse is bad

Part of the unhealthy cycle is that we keep coming back to social media, even though it doesn’t make us feel very good. This is probably because of what’s known as a forecasting error: Like a drug, we think getting a fix will help, but it actually makes us feel worse.

Positives of Social Media

blue ninja - take an occasional break from social media

Social media keeps us connected across great distances, and helps us find people we’d lost touch with years ago. But getting on social when you have some time to kill, or, worse, need an emotional lift, is very likely a bad idea. And studies have found that taking a break from Facebook helps boost psychological well-being. If you're feeling brave, try taking a little break, and see how it goes. And if you're going to keep "using," then at least try to use it in moderation.

Dan