114| Loneliness – A Conversation With Dr. Ellen Lee
Navigating Neuropsychology
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The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health
I think social media is kind of an interesting beast because on one hand it is designed to connect large groups of people together. Unfortunately, I think some of that is not as personalized as one-on-one interactions. It might make people feel actually more isolated or feel like maybe their life isn't as good as someone else who is posting all these really beautiful pictures and sort of the top 1% of their day. And there's a lot of ability to lose perspective on how your life is compared to someone else's. You also see some amount of cyber bullying where people will be quite critical over social media in a way that maybe they wouldn't be if you were face to face.
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