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How to use social media, according to a mental health expert
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1227" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90356260/social-media-can-hurt-you-these-6-tips-from-a-psychologist-could-help" target="_blank"><strong>How to use social media, according to a mental health expert</strong></a> - Fast Company</p><p></p><p>More than one-third of American adults view <a href="https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-releases/americans-are-concerned-about-potential-negative-impacts-of-social-media-on-mental-health-and-well-being" target="_blank">social media as harmful to their mental health</a>, according to a new survey from the American Psychiatric Association. Just 5% view social media as being positive for their mental health, the survey found. Another 45% say it has both positive and negative effects.</p><p></p><p>Two-thirds of the survey’s respondents believe that social media usage is related to social isolation and loneliness. There is a strong body of research linking social media use with <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.026" target="_blank">depression</a>. Other studies have linked it to <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.10.006" target="_blank">envy</a>, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.10.006" target="_blank">lower self-esteem</a>, and <a href="https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0291" target="_blank">social anxiety</a>.</p><p></p><p>As a psychologist who has studied the perils of online interactions and has observed the effects of social media (mis)use on <a href="http://arlingtonbehaviortherapy.com/staff/drkpsychologist/" target="_blank">my clients’ lives</a>, I have six suggestions of ways people can reduce the harm social media can do to their mental health.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1227, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.fastcompany.com/90356260/social-media-can-hurt-you-these-6-tips-from-a-psychologist-could-help'][B]How to use social media, according to a mental health expert[/B][/URL] - Fast Company More than one-third of American adults view [URL='https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-releases/americans-are-concerned-about-potential-negative-impacts-of-social-media-on-mental-health-and-well-being']social media as harmful to their mental health[/URL], according to a new survey from the American Psychiatric Association. Just 5% view social media as being positive for their mental health, the survey found. Another 45% say it has both positive and negative effects. Two-thirds of the survey’s respondents believe that social media usage is related to social isolation and loneliness. There is a strong body of research linking social media use with [URL='https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.026']depression[/URL]. Other studies have linked it to [URL='https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.10.006']envy[/URL], [URL='https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.10.006']lower self-esteem[/URL], and [URL='https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0291']social anxiety[/URL]. As a psychologist who has studied the perils of online interactions and has observed the effects of social media (mis)use on [URL='http://arlingtonbehaviortherapy.com/staff/drkpsychologist/']my clients’ lives[/URL], I have six suggestions of ways people can reduce the harm social media can do to their mental health. [/QUOTE]
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