Research - #StatusOfMind Survey

Instagram has turned into a depressing experience for most.
With seeing online personas enjoying expensive vacations, that were probably sponsored trips in the rst place.
When one spends too much energy making onself up for work on a regular morning, seeing perfect faces crowding one’s newsfeed is damaging.
FOMO — ‘Fear Of Missing Out’ — amongst other devastating consequences of social media such as anxiety and obses-sive-compulsion, are damaging teenagers beyond imagination.
Creates thoughts of inadequacy

RSPH and the Young Health Movement have published a new report examining the positive and negative effects of social media on young people’s health

“On the face of it, Instagram can look very friendly,” says the RSPH’s Niamh McDade. “But that endless scrolling without much interaction doesn’t really lead to much of a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing. You also don’t really have control over what you’re seeing. And you quite often see images that claim to be showing you reality, yet aren’t. That’s especially damaging to young men and women.”

They urge for a change with ;

• Introduction of a pop-up heavy usage warning on social media – include the support from young people for each of these recommendations
• Social media platforms to identify users who could be suffering from mental health problems by their posts, and discretely signpost to support
• Social media platforms to highlight when photos of people have been digitally manipulated