Social Media Isn’t So Great For Your Mental Health—Here’s Why by Taylor Bennett | Jun 13, 2018 | Media Use, Mental Health Topics The capabilities and functionalities of social media are absolutely awe-inspiring. I mean, these platforms allow us to upload our thoughts and our experiences to the web in a matter of seconds; they enable us to have instant conversations with people on the complete opposite side of the world; and they…
Can Spending Too Much Time on Social Media Cause Loneliness and Isolation? by Taylor Bennett | Jun 12, 2018 | Media Use, Mental Health Topics Social media was made to connect—it’s primary purpose being to enable communication and foster an interconnectedness amongst us that never existed before. And while it may have accomplished that mission to some degree, it also came with some serious drawbacks, or as some may say, side effects: like harrowing feelings…