How social media is actually making you feel more alone
Social media is exacerbating our feelings of loneliness. Can we overcome our addiction and find our happiness again?
by: E.B. Johnson
Today, we are more connected than we have ever been before. From the moment we wake up, until the moment we put our heads down at night, we are plugged into the world around us and the people we know and love. So why do we feel more alone than ever? According to some research, the answer is social media.
One of the greatest ironies of the rise of social media is that overuse of its platforms can actually cause us to feel more alone and more isolated than we might actually be. If you’re feeling alone, social media platforms like Facebook might seem like a lifevest on a sinking ship, but it might be the last thing you need. Coming to accept that, however, takes unplugging and coming to understand what truly makes us happy.
The study.
In March 2017, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine published the results of a two year study to the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. The study, led by Brian Primack (Director of Pitt’s Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health) sought to discover what the…
