SM. It informs, entertains, and connects. However, it can damage our mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well-curated feeds can make you feel inadequate. We compare our chaotic lives to others’ highlights, causing envy and unhappiness. FOMO keeps us glued to our screens, worrying about missed social events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social networking isn’t all bad. It helps solitary people find like-minded others by creating communities. It supports and promotes good self-expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mindful consumption matters. Watch who you follow and what you read. Take breaks, focus on real-life contacts, and realize that the online world is just a snapshot. Use social media for good to improve your mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In “Mental Health Rollercoaster: Social Media Likes and Dislikes” by Daniel Reitberg, the impact of social media on mental well-being is discussed. While social media can inform, entertain, and connect, it also has negative effects, leading to feelings of inadequacy, envy, and FOMO (fear of missing out). However, social networking can also be positive, creating communities and supporting self-expression. Reitberg emphasizes the importance of mindful consumption, suggesting strategies like curating who you follow, taking breaks, focusing on real-life interactions, and using social media for positive purposes to improve mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1768,"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767\/revisions\/1768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielreitberg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}