Online Forms Of Communications, Like Social Media

Social media has been widely used in the United States and the rest of the world. These sites influenced the way we communicate, but, what about our health? According to the National Center for Biotechnology, researchers have found that the use of social media has increased the number of psychiatric disorders

Did you know social media can change you? Social media can cause problems with your health? In the article, “Student examines negative effects of social media on teens” by Aurelie Krakowsky and “The Upside of Selfies: Social media isn’t all that bad for kids” by Kelly Wallace talks about social media, but clearly it’s harmful to people. Social media is for people to enjoy on a daily basis and be updated on what is happening in the world; however it can be harmful to your health and even your education. It can lower kids self esteem and make them feel uncomfortable about themselves. It can also cause health issues and distant yourself from the people around you.

Some people may wonder what effect social media has on people worldwide. Many people are using social media daily and because of that, they might not know the effects that can be lurking behind a screen and causing harm to their mental health. Social media has many negative effects on mental health. Some people could think that mental health and social media has no relation, when it does. It is a fast-growing issue with many “cause and effect” reasons behind it. Each cause needs to be recognized along with the effect it has on the people who use social media.

In 1971 the first email was sent. This was the beginning of social media. Social media is a form of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other contents. Social media sites are like fads where people eventually stop using them and move on to the next one. This essay will be about the effects of social media on the mental health of the main users of social media.

The more we use social media, the less happy we seem to be. Many people would agree that social media leads to isolation, depression, and anxiety. Social Media impacts people in many ways; some are good, but some are very bad. Using social media to communicate is extremely convenient, unfortunately, more people are developing social anxiety because we are learning to comunicate through a screen from a young age. Also, seeing people posting about all the good in their lives can lead you to compare yourself to others. Most importantly, increased exposure of bullying through the internet contributes to high risk of depression. Generally, social media has more bad effects on our mental health than good ones.

Firstly, there have been significant links between our online presence and other aspects of our mental health, which has inspired the subject matter of many recent research studies around the world. There are many psychological and physical factors that affect our mental well-being due to the impact of social media. Depression and Body Dysmorphia being the leading causes, due to the content the individuals are exposed to while online. Even though researchers coined the correlation between social media use and depression as complex. Data was collected from a sample of 340 first year college students, and the findings were that the increase use of Facebook have been associated with higher levels of loneliness. Also the extensive use of Facebook has been associated with higher rates of disordered eating and body image insecurity.

“While fights can erupt at any school, the theory is that violence often shows its ugly head-first on social media before it occurs” (Solnik, 2016). Any Web site that allows social interaction is considered and referred to as social media sites. Today’s teens, like our students, has a portal for entertainment and communication, which has significantly grown in the last few years. “For this reason, it is important that parents become aware of the nature of social media sites, given that not all of them are healthy environments for children and adolescents” (O’Keeffee & Clarke-Pearson,

As the result, the teenagers and the young adults in this era are bearing many mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and addiction, due to the social networking. Thus, the psychological health of young people is greatly influenced by social media

To begin with social midia has many mental helth probloms.Acording to Stephan Watson "over useing social networking can result in an unhelthy dependence on it , wich can lead to isolation and real psychologicaal issues." The helth problems of social media overdoce can lead you downe a dark and tretures path of depreshon and antisocial interactions. Other helth problems that have reported is extreme self centeredess, having trouble staying focused. Daily over doses can cerate anxiety, sadnes and a ton of other mental problems.

The popularity of social media giants such as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook are on the rise and so is our nation's overall poor mental health status (The State of Mental Health in America). Studies have shown that there is a direct link between our social media obsession and our poor mental health (Walton). Social media can lead to feelings of comparison, jealousy and even delusional behavior. Another effect that social media has on our mental health is that it often leads to feelings of sadness and loneliness. Lastly, social media addiction is one of the many things that affects our mental health. Studies show that social media is often the cause of poor mental health, it can cause comparison, jealousy, loneliness and lastly addiction.

Not only is technology poorly impacting people’s physical health, but their mental health is being jeopardized too. Social media does more harm than it does good, people are more at risk to mental health disorders when they use a social media platform. Honor Whiteman states in her article, Social media: how does it affect out mental health and well-being, “53% of participants said social media sites had changed their behavior, while 51% of these said the change had been negative.” (Whiteman). Social media can lead to insecurities and make people think poorly of themselves. Social media is also a major culprit of cyber bullying, it was never really an issue until more and more adolescents and teens began to use technology more. Along with self-image issues, kids see models posting photographs of themselves and think that they must look exactly like them. Celebrities are sometimes by young, impressionable minds drinking or doing drugs online, this can provoke children to do hazardous activities like underage drinking or smoking.

Social media seems to be one of the many hot topics of discussion recently, and consequently many people have the false sense of security that they have a profound knowledge on how it affects the health of the teenage population. A sedentary lifestyle, decreased sleep, as well as other physical health conditions seem to come to mind when one links health and social media. However, there is a much bigger problem that can go unnoticed because it can be impossible to see: the impact it has on mental and emotional health. These branches of health are just as important, and even arguably more important than physical health is. Social media can be utilized to connect with distant friends and express oneself; however, teenagers should refrain from the overuse of social media due to its detrimental effects on their mental and emotional health.

Social media is extremely addictive as it provides immediate and satisfying rewards (through the release of hormones) with very little effort. Your brain automatically begins to crave it more and more as you desire these chemical stimulations. Sounds like a drug right? Some studies even show that around 5%-10% of users find it difficult to control the amount of time they spent online and literally cannot log off. So although social media stimulates our brain and sends chemicals that make us feel great - it’s harmful to our real life relationships and distances us from the connections we have around us, often times becoming a distraction to young people which can deter them from their schoolwork and affect their ability to interact with people face to face.

Mental health is one of the biggest rising health problems among teens and young adults but surely this isn’t down to social media, right? Wrong. With the rates of anxiety and depression increasing by 70% over the past 25 years and an increase from 10,500 to more than 17,500 girls aged 17 or under being admitted to hospital due to self harm over the past decade but have rapidly increased in the last 5 years coinciding with the increased use of social media from young people. This sickening statistic highlights the horrid emotions our younger generations feel, every like or retweet symbolising their worth or attraction. In an article by the telegraph it was stated that over 27% of children who spend 3 or more hours on social media a day have symptoms of mental health issues compared to 12% of children who spend no time on social media. Furthermore in an article published by the guardian Dr Bernadka Dubicka chair of the Child and Adolescent Faculty at Royal College of Psychiatrists stated that ‘the use of social media is adding to a growing culture of sleep deprivation among young people’ this also proving that social media isn’t only affecting our children’s mental health but their physical health too.

The article reports the findings and is working to bring awareness of recent high suicide rates, which will inform parents, teachers, coaches, and families to see the effect of social media screen time on mental health. The research study is able to provide facts to back up the news articles claims, for example…… This gives readers more certainty in the information they are receiving, they can trust , because it is backed by reliable research. The study is newsworthy because a lot of parents have teenagers, and around that time in adolescent’s lives they begin to become distant from their parents and are not open with them, compared to when they were younger. This causes parents to wonder about their child’s well being because they have become more engaged with interacting with