Endless scrolling and nonstop notifications are taking over our lives. What used to be a fun way to connect is now causing stress, anxiety, and making people feel more alone. 93% of teens ages 13–25 are losing sleep dramatically due to late-night scrolling. About 6 out of 10 students (57.8%) have trouble sleeping at night and often come to school without feeling rejuvenated from sleep. Teenagers may want to help their sleep problem by adding screen time limits to their devices.
From communicating to bullying, as social media develops, cyberbullying has become more likely of a scenario. 36 percent asked the bully to stop cyberbullying them.
34 percent blocked all communication with the bully. 29 percent did nothing. 11 percent talked to their parents about the incidents. Many teens experience cyberbullying, but not as many teens did anything to stop it. The best way to stop cyberbullying from getting in your head would be to message them to stop or block and ignore them. The risk of being cyberbullied gets higher the more you take to social media and look at your messages.
Another concerning aspect of social media addiction is its impact on mental health, particularly how it can intensify feelings of loneliness and isolation. Studies have shown that excessive use of social media can lead to negative consequences such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. Some scientists even noticed how social media can be as addicting as substances, and teens may even have withdrawn from social media. Social media has harmful effects and hardly any good effects on people who watch it. If you get addicted to social media, it might be a good idea to delete the app and take a break from your phone.
Social media can teach people basic skills and life hacks, but it could also injure many people. Many trends in the past have killed people or at least put them in the hospital. In 2018, a trend known as the tide pod trend killed many teens who attempted to eat them. Showing many deaths from social media can give deathly trends, and the more you see people do the trends, the more you are convinced to do something.
