“Are You Addicted to Social Media? Signs to Watch For”
Social media addiction is one of the most common addictions nowadays, especially in the younger generation. As time changes there is the fastest revolution in the world and in this revolution, social media has become a necessity nowadays and it has caught the interest of the masses since ever. Many people are now becoming addicted to social media all around the globe. Many platforms have been introduced in social media which have caught the attention of human beings. Social media addiction has become a major cause of concern. It badly affected the students' studies and lowered their marks and grades in their studies. It has become an obstacle for workers and homemakers too. It also caused problems in relationships such as anorexia and depression.
In terms of connecting people with their new and old friends on many social media platforms, they made people compete with their friends as they want to post better pictures and statuses than one another and they want their profiles to look better than others. The people who are addicted to social media spend most of their time thinking about how they can make their profile look better than others. The addicted to social media spend their time scrolling down each platform of social media. They want to update themselves about news and other information be aware of any notifications visit people's profiles and comment here and there.
Many social media sites offer people to play games. These games are more addictive for people in the world. They want to compete with their followers or friends and want to achieve a higher score and level than one another. People become too addicted to these games and they become angry and frustrated when they can not beat or achieve higher scores than their friends. The symptoms of social media addiction must have been recognized before it was too late.
As everything has good and bad effects too, similarly, social media is a good thing but only when people use it in the right way or the right manner. Social media can also become harmful when someone becomes addicted to it. Unfortunately, more and more people especially the youth generation make social media addicted to them which damages their minds.
Social media allows people to upload pictures and videos through the platform of social media and this is revealed by Harvard University that talking about yourself makes people happy. People post the best pictures and videos of themselves and want to know how many people like what they are doing in their lives. It seems to be good when people comment well on the pictures and videos they post. The problem is that people become upset and depressed when they do not know what they are posting online. The worst feeling in the world is jealousy. The people become jealous of others instead of being happy with the things they have, they become jealous of other people and copy themselves. Their life becomes agony and depression when they can achieve or copy things like others. They don't feel happy about themselves and their whole life becomes depressed.
Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter made people come closer to distant friends but also more far from the family. The people who are addicted to social media spend hours of hours scrolling on these social media platforms they don't care that their family is sitting in front or waiting to talk or have a conversation with them. Their care is only about their profile or pics they uploaded and they care about how many people like or comment on their uploaded pic or videos and visit their profile. When they view a notification about their profile they feel so happy and good but when people do not do it they become depressed and upset.
All the social media addicts do not care about their family events or gatherings they only care about the only thing of clicking pictures. They don't even talk to the people around them. The only work in every family event or gathering is only clicking their pictures which can be uploaded to social media. They hardly enjoyed the special moments of their life; they only spent their time clicking the pictures and they were busy checking in comments and notifications about their uploaded posts. Social media has become the biggest problem nowadays. It is ironic how platforms become socialized but cut them from society.
Social media is the best platform for people to talk to distant people but it is also beneficial for boosting business, following favorite celebrities, and enhancing their knowledge. However, using social media has become an addiction for people which badly affects their lives. The number of social media addicts is increasing day by day because social media are coming up with several new ways to keep engaging the people on them. The addiction to social media is a real and rare problem of today. It has to be overcome because with this addiction people can not only ruin their lives but also destroy the lives of people around them. They connect the people to the friends who are long distance but cut them from society also. It is necessary to recognize this problem and overcome it to lead a happy and happier life.
Social media addicts give more value to their social accounts and platforms than any other thing. It is the last thing they do before going to bed and first thing after their morning.
Conclusion:
It is necessary to keep note of the time of using social media platforms. If you feel that you are taking too much interest in the notification or comments on social media and urge to see the notification then it can also be taken as a sign of this addiction.
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