How To Not Let Social Media Affect Your Mental Health
Social media is a digital platform of information, videos, photos etc. Social media connects people who are separated from each other by physical distance. It helps in quick delivery of messages, documents, media etc. as compared to other mediums. Today’s era is a digital era, everyone is digitally active directly or indirectly. Social media is appreciated for improving our life but in reality it is causing more harm than the good to the young generation and society. Nowadays, social media has become the greatest source of information as a result of which, it has more power to influence people whether positively or negatively, but the negative things influence us faster then the positive ones.
There are many posts, photos, and videos which have a negative impact over the individual’s mind which further causes various problems like -
- Continuous Mood swings
- Stress and depression like problems
- Change in behaviour i.e becoming impatient, less tolerant and short tempered
- Poor performance due to poor mental well being
- Restlessness
- Change in sleeping and diet patterns
- Emotional tension which makes you emotionally weak
- Negative thoughts and negative vibes surround us
Social media is very powerful, it can damage and affect our mental wellness before we know it.
First, it is important to take mental health as our priority in order to save it as it is the one which keep us and our physical health going. So, you must maintain your mental well being.
Therefore,here are some tips for you to save yourself from negative influence of social media:-
- Be emotionally strong
- Do meditation regularly which will keep you calm and relaxed
- Avoid wasting time on social media
- Use social media only if it’s necessary
- Listen to music or dance or sing
- Develop a hobby
- Find positivity instead of scrolling uselessly
- Talk to someone when needed, don’t hesitate in asking for help
- Exercise daily,play with peers outside instead of wasting time on Mobile
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