The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health

  Social media plays a massive part in peoples mental health. It causes people to see a fake reality and shows them high expectations which makes them feel like that is normality.  Here are a couple of numbers if you or someone close to you is struggling with their mental health. The Edinburgh Practice:  0131 467 0981 Clear Mind Therapy:  07935 490288 Penumbra: 0131 475 2380

This blog will be on the effects of social media on people’s mental health and how we can help those who have been negatively affected. I am also going to be explaining why social media has these negative effects and how people can stop it from effecting them. This topic is a very important one as it is currently relevant to anyone who has and is using any sort of social media.  While many of us enjoy staying connected through social media, excessive use can fuel feelings of anxiety, depression, isolation and FOMO (fear of missing out). Since it’s a relatively new technology, there’s little research to establish the long-term consequences, good or bad, of social media use. However, multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts. Social media can affect someone’s mental health in many different ways, some include bullying  or posting non-consensual pictures of another p