How Social Media Is Directly Affecting Your Mental Health

Social Media Addiction

As social media can change in a blink of an eye, researchers are having difficulty keeping track of the compulsive behaviors often associated with its use, with scientists in the Netherlands inventing their own scale to determine the possibility of addiction amongst users. Internet addiction is already classified as an addiction disorder, whereas social media addiction has not been classified yet, though some researchers in the United Kingdom have concluded it is a mental health condition that may need professional treatment.

Excessive use of social media is already associated with sleep issues, relationship problems, less community participation, and decreased academic achievement. Those who are susceptible to a social media addiction are those who are dependent on alcohol consumption, are highly extroverted, and who use social media as a compensation method due to a lack of relationships in real life.