Please Drop the Social Media Comparison Trap! (Post #67)

"Hate it or love it; there is a fact about us as humans, especially us 'so-called' progressive, and technologically advanced millennials, post-millennials, and Gen Z'ers. We have proven that we sadly believe that we are only as good as we are concluded to be better than someone else." 

I'm not sure if you know this or not (and I know you do), but the internet is proving to be bad for your health.  Specifically, social media.  Even more specific, mental health.
 
Senior Contributor, Alice G. Walton, composed an article for Forbes called "New Studies Show Just How Bad Social Media is for Mental Health." Within the writing, she outlined specifically how sites like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter were aiding in the decline of its user's mental well-being.  The article talks about several studies done by universities and researchers concerning social media and its impacts on our mental health.  

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