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Is it true that too often accessing social media can make no confidence

After uploading a photo or status on social media, what do you do? Waiting for how many friends like your status or photo? Disappointed if your photo doesn't get many likes? Or, it doesn't matter how many likes you get? Your response on social media can actually show how you see yourself, you know. Every day, social media users are competing to upload the best photos, status, or videos and hope to get lots of likes. Some people try to show the beautiful side of their lives on social media even though they may have a lot of problems. This habit makes someone rarely use their time to recognize themselves.

Tendency to Comparison with Other People

People aged 18-25 years on average use social media to get the latest information about what's being viral, make new friends, or just strengthen friendships. Unfortunately, some people are trapped in feelings of inferiority after using social media. The study found that when using social media, about 88% of people will compare their lives with the lives of others who appear on social media. This can make them feel inferior and think negatively about themselves. Have you ever felt that way? When opening social media, you will unknowingly judge the lives of others based on what they display on their social media. You pay attention to other people's profiles and feel that their lives are better than you. This can make some people feel less grateful and jealous of other people's lives. People who are inferior will tend to take negative comments on their accounts to heart. He can also feel insecure if he does not get a lot of likes. He may be addicted to upload things about yourself and wait for positive responses from others as a form of instant gratification, which has a satisfying sensation. Another study showed that teenagers who often access social media more than 2 hours per day, are more at risk of experiencing psychological disorders, ranging from anxiety to depression. Because, a person's personality will determine how interaction in cyberspace can influence it. This is where the importance of having a purpose in life. People with clear life goals will assume that the number of likes they get on social media does not always play a significant role. Because, what they do in the world is actually more important. Conversely, people whose life goals are not clear feel they need reinforcement and agreement from others about what they are doing.

Using Social Media Wisely

Spending too much time looking at other people's lives on social media is tantalizing your brain with insignificant information. Yet if used properly and wisely, social media can be an effective means of creating positive things in the real world. There are several guidelines that can be done so that you are healthier and happier with social media, including:
  • Try occasionally away from social media and technology. Then go with friends or family without bringing a device to spend time together to increase quality time.
  • When you are going to upload your heart to social media, think carefully about the effect. If you have friends or relatives that you trust, wouldn't you tell him more than upload it to social media?
  • Begin to think about goals and plans in your life, such as targets to be achieved at school, college, or at work. Then use social media as a means to achieve your goals.
  • Don't forget to determine the content, when and how you will use social media to reach your goals. Always ask yourself, whether what you upload will help you achieve your goals or not.
  • You don't need to respond to all the negative comments or reactions about yourself or other things on social media. That way, you can control yourself to always think positive.
For parents, it is important to educate children on how to think critically to evaluate the content of social media and take responsibility for what they upload. In addition, limiting the time to use a gadget (gadget) also needs to be done so that children can focus on doing activities in the real world. Let's start using social media to be more useful and healthy!

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