Digital Despair: How Social Media Fuels Teen Anxiety and Overmedication

The kids are right, smartphones aren't all bad news

Is there a more dangerous place for a kid to spend time today than online? The prevailing wisdom tells us that social media is ruining every part of a child’s life: giving them anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia; exposing them to graphic images and misinformation; destroying their self worth, ability to socialise and respect for women and girls. For years, we ignored teenagers and their unhindered access to unregulated platforms. Now it’s beco…

While we were focused on the spread of fake news on Facebook, the social photographic algorithm “learned” to attract the attention of young and very young people. Anger, on them, doesn't work. To conquer that generation, it was necessary to focus on the body at the moment of life in which it is transformed every day. And mental health has fallen into the background

Digital Despair: How Social Media Fuels Teen Anxiety and Overmedication

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Curing digital depression in a world of technology

For years, Remington Vaughan felt an irresistible urge to immediately check her Apple Watch every time it buzzed. Whether it was a text, breaking news or just a random alert, she couldn’t look away. “I realized literally every single time I would get any kind of ping, I had to look at it,” said Vaughan, a sophomore communication studies and film and media arts double major. “It became like this kind of vice.” For many young adults, the constant …

Digital Despair: How Social Media Fuels Teen Anxiety and Overmedication – altnews.org

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How America became overmedicated—and what we can do about it – RamaOnHealthcare

In a revealing snapshot of American mental health, the CDC recently reported that nearly 1 in 4 adults in the United States may be taking psychotropic