How social media affects us.
In the era of the digital world, where everything seems so accessible and flexible that we couldn't even imagine. Whatever our requirements appear at our doorstep within no time but one part of the digital world which is of concern to us- social media. The platform connects people around the globe but the same platform snatch and continuously affects the superior diversity of human consciousness. The human mind needs advancement that can only be achieved by practising certain skills at a regular interval of time. Although most people spend a lot of time checking feeds, posting pictures and comments, they're continuously stuck with the social media platform most of the hours of the day. They aren't able to understand the consequences of social media. Anxiety, depression and stress are three common symptoms and it mostly affects the young generation.
Let me tell you my story- one year ago my phone was broken due to some reason at that point of time, I was a regular user of social media who spent 5,6 hours checking out the post, scrolling Facebook, checking out Instagram and I was doing this regularly from past 3,4 years but deep down I know I was drained out from inside. I couldn't focus on anything. I was addicted to social media so much that I suffer from phantom syndrome symptoms ( checking off a phone at regular intervals). I decided that for some period I wasn't buying a phone. The first day was very hard, feel extremely tedious so I decided to indulge in some activity that distracts me and improves my mental health so I started reading books. After 5,6 days I found myself a different person with no anxiety, discipline routine and felt constructive inside me. If it was affecting me, what was it doing to others? I immediately found I wasn't alone.
There are two common stress caused by social media
HIGHLIGHTED REELS
We humans always tend to compare with others the best, brightest moments and vacation trips of others. We are constantly comparing ourselves 'behind the scene' with the highlighted reel on social media.
@themountainboy enjoying the best part of my life.
#vacationtrips#enjoyingmylife#instagramreels
Even though I know him very well he's sucked up in their academics as well as their professional life, who cares about them? What I'm doing here is sitting on a couch watching movies. Why can't I afford these trips? I also want to go on a trip. Who wants to see the real scenario, the highlight reels people want to see.
SOCIAL CURRENCY
Just like the dollar, euro and pound are media of currency likes, comments and shares are appearing as social currency. which attribute the value of something everyone tries to snatch the attention of others. Everything is competing for your attention and when you give something alike or a piece of that attention it becomes a recording transaction of attributing value. which is great if you are selling clothes and other products but the problem in our social media is "We are the product". We are letting others' attributes value us .This is changing our sense of identity.
