Social media - the demerits

Anmol Singh-Psychologist & Counselor, Chandigarh

Increased social media use by adolescents exposes them to varying situations that frequently trigger emotions which generates a feeling of either happiness, excitement & joy or sadness aggression & hysterical. The situation that makes one sad & aggressive compels him/her to over analyze the situation putting him/her under unwarranted pressure thus one losing composure. The internal strain generated due to the feeling of one’s reputation at stake sets in anxiety. Actually it is not the situation but one’s inability to handle the situation that causes anxiety which in turn clouds one’s logical thinking. In such an adverse situation one need not be apologetic, take criticism in right spirit, neither being too emotional nor too controlled and remain courteous and considerate to self.