Blinded.
Social media has grown to feel like a vital part of teenage life. Being blinded by the obsession it is difficult to realize how wicked it is. Social media paints a false reality, because of this it is hard to be content with ones-self, “it [has] served as a reason to ‘beat ourselves up’, to create a false image… and to prove to ourselves that we can be equal to the one with five million followers” (Evenosky). Questioning and focusing on the negatives of everything that your life consists of and everything that you consist of. All of these concerns occur because of the false perceptions that are formed through the use of social media. Furthermore, social media enhances the stimulation of cyberbullying, “…[Cyberbullying reaches teens] in their homes, where they usually feel the safest. With around-the-clock access to social media and the Internet, [teens] often feel as if there is no escape from cyberbullying” (Findlaw). It has not only affected your mental energy, factors of cyberbullying raise mental health disputes increasing the number of those especially struggling with anxiety and depression. In like manner, social media consumes your life, “…people have become obsessed with their appearance online and forgot about their image in real life… We forget to enjoy the little moments in life because we have to capture the perfect photo to post online” (Bennett). Hours on end spent on the networks of social media; life is passing you by. You’re concentrating the mass of your time into something that is temporary. Rather than experiencing life through the lens of imagination, you are stuck in a cycle and lens of exaggeration. Consequently, social media has caused strain on teenagers. Enthusing teenagers to be perfect. As well as, causes cyberbullying depleting ones mental health ultimately, consuming their lives, caught in a vicious cycle held by the population. Social media has done more harm than it has good.
Work Cited:
Evenosky, Anna. “Social Media: The Fake ‘Reality.’” The Odyssey Online, The Odyssey Online, 28 Aug. 2017, https://www.theodysseyonline.com/social-media-the-fake-reality.
Bennett, Blake. “How Social Media Has Consumed Our Lives.” The Odyssey Online, The Odyssey Online, 7 Sept. 2017, https://www.theodysseyonline.com/societys-new-addiciton.
“Cyberbullying and Social Media.” Findlaw, https://education.findlaw.com/student-conduct-and-discipline/cyberbullying-and-social-media.html.