The document discusses the relationship between social media use and depression. It provides evidence from multiple studies that prolonged social media use is linked to depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Specifically, the constant comparison to idealized versions of others' lives presented on social media can increase feelings of exclusion and anxiety. Additionally, social media encourages shallow interactions and narcissistic behavior over meaningful face-to-face connections, which has been tied to greater isolation and loneliness. While social media allows for global connectivity, unmanaged overuse may contribute to mental health issues like depression by disrupting real-world social skills and relationships.

1. Social Media and Depression

2. In the last decade, there have been significant
changes in the way people interact

3. There are studies that prove that the
prolonged use of Social Networking
Sites are related to symptoms of
depression

4. Facebook has over 1,000,000,000
active users today

5. Facebook is used for business and
personal use, and has increased
connectivity globally

6. Since the
invention of social
media,the amount
of time kids and
teenagers spend
in front of a screen
has significantly
increased

7. Although social networks allow for
many connections, they are usually
shallow and cannot replace face-to-
face communication

8. This has caused a
complete lack of
interpersonal skills from
millennials

9. The lack of face-to-face communication forces
people to become isolated

10. M O S T S O C I A L N E T W O R K I N G P L AT F O R M S
P R O M O T E N A R C I S S I S T I C B E H AV I O U R

11. This is
because self-
presentation
is the principal
user activity

12. There are other causes of depression due to
social media, such as cyber bullying, lack of
'real-life' connections, and anxiety

13. Kids and teenagers are
constantly comparing
themselves to social media
icons and celebrities

14. The truth is, social media makes it easy
to glamorize people's every day lives

15. Which is what many celebrities and
social media icons do

16. Without social media, we wouldn't be constantly
connected to the outside world

17. Thanks to social media,
people are constantly
exposed to activities
and events occurring

18. This causes a feeling of
exclusion, which
increases anxiety and
depression in
adolescents

19. Without social media, there would be more face-
to-face interaction, decreasing isolation

20. People would live in
the moment, and
appreciate the beauty
of life

21. However, the use
of social media is
only increasing

22. One day, there will be a way to manage
the use of social media in order to
decrease depression

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