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Social media dramatically impacts our offline lives and mental well-being; examine its benefits, risks and controversies through scientific studies, real-life anecdotes and more.

Is The Milk Crate Challenge A Sign We Have Gone Too Far? By An Internet Veteran
Here we go again. If you've watched the news recently, you've heard about a new challenge on the internet called the Milk Crate Challenge. Opinions (especially from millennials and older) are not very positive. If you are Gen Z it is just a way to earn views on Tik Tok.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
Keeping Up with Instagram
Last week I deleted the Instagram app from my phone. My creativity was declining, my anxiety was rising, and I felt like I was losing my self-identity, my purpose with every swipe. I started thinking, where do I fit into this big world with so many perfect, successful people?
By catchafrisbie5 years ago in Psyche
You Are Doing Substance Abuse
How many times have you realized that the first thing you do in the morning after waking up is to check your phone? Also, at the end of the day taking your phone to bed, looking at it continuously, eventually drifting into sleep.
By Tarun Gupta5 years ago in Psyche
Technology & mental health
You are working towards your deadlines on a typical weekday, when suddenly you find yourself scrolling a random Instagram feed for a long, useless and irrecoverable time. The worst part of it is that it has happened before and it will happen again.
By genei5 years ago in Psyche
Are we Competing for the Best Life?
I remember a time before social media. I did not know what anyone else was doing. We had our own immediate social groups. We heard news first hand. People shared their vacation pictures when we got together next. It was defiantly a different time. It was before the instant life. Is there more than just information being processed as we scroll through social media?
By S.A5 years ago in Psyche
How Social Media Affects Our Lives. Social Media And Stress
Social media promotes and shares thoughts, ideas, and information by building different communities. According to the design, social media is based on the internet and offers users a fast electronic exchange of content.It is a common disease of modern times. There is no cure for it. As the world progresses, this disease is increasing day by day in people.
By Mohammad Arif5 years ago in Psyche
Why I Removed My Social Media Apps From My Phone
Earlier this month I put a notification on my Instagram app that activated a pop-reminder when I was on the it for more than 10 minutes. Yes, that feature exists. Well, it didn't work.
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish5 years ago in Psyche
Do You Want To Go Viral? Go To Tiktok, But Do It At Your Own Risk
If you're over 25, you probably resisted downloading TikTok as I did, but when the pandemic hit, none of us could help it. In the last year, the growth of the app was tremendous, making it one of the social networks with the most active users to date.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
The Leaked Photo That This Kardashian Begs You Not To See
If you use Instagram frequently and spend a lot of time on social media, you probably know who the Kardashian/Jenner are. You know, the billionaire sisters whose names all start with K. Yeah, those. If you already know them, you probably saw the Khloe Kardashian leaked photos, and if not, you may be imagining some images in her birthday outfit without her consent, but no, they are just photos in a bikini.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
I Don’t Hate Social Media, But Instagram Filters Need To Be Stopped
They have been acting silently for years, they have settled in your phone, tangled in your head and although at the beginning it was a fun feature, you can no longer live without them.
By Mindsmatter.5 years ago in Psyche
Is Social Media Affecting Your Mental Health?
Studies say that social media can become an addiction for people, which makes sense since we are social by nature, but too much of anything is a bad thing. People need to interact with others to improve their mental health and creating new connections online can help immensely by relieving anxiety, stress, depression, and giving yourself a boost of joy.
By Nicholas McKenna5 years ago in Psyche
Instagram Is a Well-Oiled Machine to Make your Life Worse
As the operator of a touristic hostel in Europe, few times I was mocked for not having an Instagram, neither for me nor for my business. After all, it is commonplace for my fellow competitors to promote their Hostels there and use it to attract backpackers.
By Borba de Souza5 years ago in Psyche