Is Using Social Media Apps Wrong Make Us Isolated?!
Nowadays it's definitely not something weird to feel isolated and distanced from your ordinary social and personal life with all of the social media apps and websites that are always competing to lure in more and more users as they indrouce and create all sorts of contents - whether beneficial content or nonsense one - with no or so little of attention given to the mental and psychological health of the various users who may be way too more - irrationally - interested in the world of social media apps without seeking good results from spending hours and hours scrolling through the apps and websites - such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the such. In fact, not extremely long ago, the most notorious socialising app Facebook admitted in an official post that using social media apps extensively with no clear and beneficial purpose, can lead to negative feelings about one's life and overall character. The blue platform stated that using the various social media websites wrongly and addictive-ly can indeed contribute to the alienation of any user and worsening his personal and social relationships.
Facebook Condemns Using Social Media Platforms Aimlessly:
It is, in fact, quite courageous from Facebook to admit that using social media platforms for too long with no guidance or control is damaging and self-disturbing; yet, the post by Facebook didn't, in any way, suggest that abandoning these socializing platforms is the ultimate solution that'll terminate any negative impacts and results; on the contrary, in an age where social media sites play a major role in a great majority of the people's lives, it's nearly recommended to continue using these apps but in a different manner that'll help to boost one's self-confidence and enhance his online relationships and, most importantly, offline ones as well.
Social Media Platforms Can Cause Depression & Anxiety:
Nevertheless, it can't completely be denied that using social media platforms, whether for a short or long time, as a daily routine imposes some sort of alienation that separates the user from his surroundings as a result of devoting a portion of his time to socialising from behind a screen. Reportedly, users who decrease their daily online socialising time and, on the other hand, increase the daily interaction with others and enhance the quality of their relationships, are rewarded with less alienation, depression, unhealthy comparison and social anxiety. Evidently, allowing oneself more time with real life people and relations, and limiting the amount of time devoted for socialising via apps and online scrolling and chatting, is a good way of starting to feel less isolated from real society and less alienated from one's surroundings.
The blog post by Facebook was, reportedly, emanated from a study that showed an obvious improvement in the quality of social life and the well-being of the individuals who decreased the time spent online going through the various socializing and messaging apps; the study made it crystal clear that reducing the daily amount of time dedicated to social media apps and sites contributes significantly to reducing loneliness, depression and social anxiety.
The Quality of Time Spent on Social Media Sites is Vital:
It's indeed impossible to totally convince people to stop using social media platforms - or even advise them to do so - for these platforms have become, in the current age, quite the integral part of the every day routine of palpably enormous number of individuals; so instead of portraying online socializing as the ultimate threat - which isn't going to slow down its growth anyways - one can start benefiting from this phenomenon - that's not going to fade any time soon - by upgrading the quality of the time spent scrolling through the different social media apps.
Putting some sensible limits on using social media apps every single day whilst being committed to enhancing the real-life relationships and bonds can surely create some sort of a balance between the real and virtual social environments. And though the study didn't quite clarifynor mention the reason why using socializing apps and sites increases depression and loneliness, it's speculated that comparing one's own life to the high standards of the "deceiving-ly" perfect life portrayed by many influencers via the social media platforms, prompts the individual - from behind a screen - to feel negative about his own life including the relationships and the achievements.
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| Social Media Apps Affect Our lives! |
Facebook Condemns Using Social Media Platforms Aimlessly:
It is, in fact, quite courageous from Facebook to admit that using social media platforms for too long with no guidance or control is damaging and self-disturbing; yet, the post by Facebook didn't, in any way, suggest that abandoning these socializing platforms is the ultimate solution that'll terminate any negative impacts and results; on the contrary, in an age where social media sites play a major role in a great majority of the people's lives, it's nearly recommended to continue using these apps but in a different manner that'll help to boost one's self-confidence and enhance his online relationships and, most importantly, offline ones as well.
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| Using Social Media Apps Aimlessly is Damaging & Self-Disturbing |
Social Media Platforms Can Cause Depression & Anxiety:
Nevertheless, it can't completely be denied that using social media platforms, whether for a short or long time, as a daily routine imposes some sort of alienation that separates the user from his surroundings as a result of devoting a portion of his time to socialising from behind a screen. Reportedly, users who decrease their daily online socialising time and, on the other hand, increase the daily interaction with others and enhance the quality of their relationships, are rewarded with less alienation, depression, unhealthy comparison and social anxiety. Evidently, allowing oneself more time with real life people and relations, and limiting the amount of time devoted for socialising via apps and online scrolling and chatting, is a good way of starting to feel less isolated from real society and less alienated from one's surroundings.
The blog post by Facebook was, reportedly, emanated from a study that showed an obvious improvement in the quality of social life and the well-being of the individuals who decreased the time spent online going through the various socializing and messaging apps; the study made it crystal clear that reducing the daily amount of time dedicated to social media apps and sites contributes significantly to reducing loneliness, depression and social anxiety.
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| Social Media Can Cause Many Mental & Psychological Illnesses |
The Quality of Time Spent on Social Media Sites is Vital:
It's indeed impossible to totally convince people to stop using social media platforms - or even advise them to do so - for these platforms have become, in the current age, quite the integral part of the every day routine of palpably enormous number of individuals; so instead of portraying online socializing as the ultimate threat - which isn't going to slow down its growth anyways - one can start benefiting from this phenomenon - that's not going to fade any time soon - by upgrading the quality of the time spent scrolling through the different social media apps.
Putting some sensible limits on using social media apps every single day whilst being committed to enhancing the real-life relationships and bonds can surely create some sort of a balance between the real and virtual social environments. And though the study didn't quite clarify
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