Over Consumption of Social Media in everyday life..

In today’s era, no one is deprived of being on the internet. Every second person has a social media account. Like, share, subscribe has become an every day task of our folks . Our day starts and ends by scrolling on Instagram.

But have you thought about how much time you spend on it? Have you thought of a day without reading tweets, likes pictures on Instagram and watching a vlog of your favorite youtuber?

At some point of time, we realize that we are addicted to ‘social media’. Unfortunately it has been an irreplaceable part of our lives. It has been proven scientifically, that people who spend most of their time on social media, are most likely to be in a state of depression. It has gained an unnecessary importance in our lives and it seems as if our world revolves around it. The fact is we are too much dependent on it, and making our own self growth and mental health get damaged. Happy and successful face is all what social media wants, but that’s not how real life works. No one posts their failure nor they show how bad a day they are having. A no-bad day seems good in reel life, but real life has got a lot of ups and downs and days without smiles. In a nutshell, we should put light on our real world happiness, rather than getting happy on the number of comments/ likes on post.

Considering this addiction to social media is just the thin end of the wedge, it can result in psychological issues and other complexities. One of them can be the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). To cut it down short ‘FOMO’, is a driving concern that a person might miss out on a trending experience or event. FOMO is one of the main reasons for high social media consumption, as it is linked to peer pressure. It functions as a vicious circle because people tend to substitute real face time with social media usage which isolates them from the actual world and develops loneliness. Because of the obsession of being perfect on social media, it has created distance among ourselves. We tend to spend more time being active on the internet rather than to be active with people around us, spending time with our loved ones.

The thing which I want to convey you all is, we shouldn’t be feeding ourselves with social media. As we all know, too much of anything leads to destruction . Being on social media isn’t a bad thing, but using it in an effective and fruitful way is in our hands.

-Anam Jamadar, Active Member, Symposium VIIT.