Social Media and Depression

In the last decade, there have been significant changes in the way people interact

There are studies that prove that the prolonged use of Social Networking

Sites are related to symptoms of depression

Facebook has over 1,000,000,000 active users today

Facebook is used for business and personal use, and has increased

connectivity globally

Since the invention of social media,the amount of time kids and teenagers spend

in front of a screen has significantly

increased

Although social networks allow for many connections, they are usually shallow and cannot replace face-to-

face communication

This has caused a complete lack of

interpersonal skills from millennials

The lack of face-to-face communication forces people to become isolated

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This is because self-presentation

is the principal user activity

There are other causes of depression due to social media, such as cyber bullying, lack of

'real-life' connections, and anxiety

Kids and teenagers are constantly comparing

themselves to social media icons and celebrities

The truth is, social media makes it easy to glamorize people's every day lives

Which is what many celebrities and social media icons do

Without social media, we wouldn't be constantly connected to the outside world

Thanks to social media, people are constantly exposed to activities and events occurring

This causes a feeling of exclusion, which

increases anxiety and depression in adolescents

Without social media, there would be more face-to-face interaction, decreasing isolation

People would live in the moment, and

appreciate the beauty of life

However, the use of social media is only increasing

One day, there will be a way to manage the use of social media in order to

decrease depression

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