Negative physical and mental effects of social media?

[Maddi]

Thanks it's for an assignment xx

[anonymous]

Social media constantly bombard us with information and advertisements. Sometimes it is apparent and sometimes it is subliminal. In either case social media persuades their audience to try follow their morals, ideals, beliefs. One popular example is beauty magazines and their "opinion" on physical appearance. Females look through these magazines and they see all these lean, airbrushed models; all fake.

These kind of pictures have an effect on the reader; it plants the idea of what defines normal or average. Teenage girls may believe that they are inadequate or ugly in comparison to society standards. As a result they may try and "correct" their negative effect which can have serious physical and mental ramifications. Anorexia and Bulimia are mental illnesses which are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. These illnesses could be the cause of social media.

If symptoms are identified relating to either of these mental illnesses intense therapy may be required followed with an immense change in lifestyle.

[Tina]

Social media eats away at all the good things that living in a social group entail. It is living together that makes us honest, caring, have a conscience, want to help others, be responsible etc......all because if we do not, the rest of the social group will know. Social media takes that away, anyone can do anything, however rotten, because no one can hold you reponsible. If they know it is you, nothing can be done anyway.
Social media also belittles the value of family and friends (real ones). Family can drive you crackers but they are there, real and love you. On line friends are not real, they offer platitudes and cliches, and leave people feeling they casn only survive in the world of social media. Some young people do not know how to make friends and meet new people.