Social media is one of the latest technological developments and has come with it very many effects on mental health. Enough sleep is very important for good mental health, social medial tempts people to sleep late and at times wake up very early to see what is trending. As such it denies one a chance to have quality sleep necessary for good mental health. It also leads to the lowering of self-esteem through continuous comparison of oneself with the “developed” people, one is likely to feel very small. Attention span is also likely to be lowered by continuous use of the social medial, one will always want to keep in touch with the phone or any other gadget that will help them access the internet frequently.
Continuous use of social media with no caution leads to depression, anxiety as well as suicidal thoughts and to some it has been the Couse of their death. Having many friends in social media doesn’t necessarily mean that you are social, over-reliance on social media limits one from interacting with people and thus leads to loneliness later in life a situation that is likely to lead to depression. Therefore, social media should be used with great caution to ensure that it meets its desired intentions of uniting the globe and making it a society thus improving levels of interaction.
Everything requires monitoring regardless of the benefits associated with it. Social medial has made life simple and condensed the world into a small society where people can interact frequently than before. However, overreliance on social media is likely to cause more harm than good, addictive levels to social media is a clear indication that one is not heading in the right direction. Though it provides entertainment platforms and makes people live a happy life, it is a source of mental challenges to a significant population. If used in a no cautious manner it can affect the mental health and lead to a permanent problem or in other cases death.