Is social media fuelling my daily anxiety?
Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast
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The Pressure to Create Social Media Moments
I made a decision long ago to say no to the pressure to portray a certain look of perfection on Instagram. After I had Kaylin, I just knew I was not going to be able to cope unless I had the freedom to post my reality. So I said I was always going to keep it real but even the pressure to keep being real is a lot and always having something like interesting or profound to say. Every time I scroll through Instagram's news feed, I come away feeling flat or anxious that I'm not doing enough. It brings like a level of narcissism into your life that I never would have thought about before. You get so caught up in measuring yourself worth on numbers and
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