Increasing use of social media, are you not a victim of 'fomo'?



Social media has become a part of life and people have thousands of friends on it. They have discussions, exchange photos, but can these contacts or relationships replace the friendships or relationships that exist around us and we are also giving their time to social media.

Siddithi's report compares these two cases and shows how social media affects mental and physical health and to what extent it should be used.

Review yourself

If you feel sad, dissatisfied, and lonely after spending hours on social media, you need to examine your behavior and may be suffering from FOMO.

What is FOMO?

It is an abbreviation of the English words 'Fear of Missing Out', which makes you reach for your mobile while driving, even when going to the washroom.

Another reason for this fear is that if you are not fully aware of what is going on on social media, you may not be able to join the discussion at the office and be labeled as 'lazy or uninformed'. can

Negative aspects of social media

Studies examining the long-term effects of social media on mental health show that those who spend too much time on it can lead to depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other negative things.

Fraud

Everyone knows that the pictures that are displayed on social media are not necessarily real and have not been filtered, so it is better not to compare someone with yourself.

Post by post

Similarly, everyone highlights the bright aspects of their lives and avoids sharing the negatives, which makes the user feel that all the problems are theirs alone and the rest of the world is happy. It leads to disappointment.



A feeling of loneliness

A recent study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that heavy use of Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram increases feelings of 'loneliness' to some extent.

Open dialogue

Humans need constant communication to be mentally healthy. A person you are happy to meet and interact with is not your job to chat online or read any of their messages. can give

Disinformation propaganda

These things are also going on in social media, including rumours, and many times they are being done to achieve their own goals.

  Hurtful rumors and false trends are also created on platforms like Twitter, which have emotional and psychological effects.

  Less sleepy

By the way, people who are addicted to social media are connected to it throughout the day, but have to stay online late at night, which affects sleep, while looking at the laptop and phone screen for a long time also causes vision problems. There are.

Therefore, experts say that being connected to social media all the time is negative and advises proper use by stressing on setting aside time for it.

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