Posted on Sep 18, 2022
What Role Does Social Media Play in Suicidal Ideation?
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https://www.verywellmind.com/what-role-does-social-media-have-on-suicidal-ideation-6543962?hid=62af4114a2eb6a6c94413a67f892f41be9d47089&did= [login to see] 0917&utm_campaign=verywell-mind_newsletter&utm_source=verywellmind&utm_medium=email&utm_content=091722&cid=841439&mid= [login to see] 8
“Social media became these people's pretty much only human contact for a year, maybe year and a half, and their perception on how they were so connected and how it was great. And now that concern of feeling so connected online has really disengaged them from the actual world and their actual people in their community."
Research published last month by The Lancet, found that suicide rates in teens increased during the pandemic and were still higher than pre-pandemic.
“Social media became these people's pretty much only human contact for a year, maybe year and a half, and their perception on how they were so connected and how it was great. And now that concern of feeling so connected online has really disengaged them from the actual world and their actual people in their community."
Research published last month by The Lancet, found that suicide rates in teens increased during the pandemic and were still higher than pre-pandemic.
What Role Does Social Media Play in Suicidal Ideation?
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Suicide
Social Media
Children
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Part of the issue with Social Media is that it very often doesn't reflect reality; so many people's lives are not what they portray and yet people think it is all true and compare themselves to what they see. That makes them depressed and anxious and leads to bad outcomes.
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During the "pandemic", a lot of teens in my neck of the woods still interacted on a personal face to face basis, they kept to their little groups, and once in a while interacted with others, a lot of this is the opposite in areas controlled by those that listen with bated breath to the CDC and people like Fauci for their next instruction on what to do Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Whatever Social Media site is being used, will determine whether it is helpful or whether it is destructive... IMHO, Social Media sites are filled with a large number of negative thinking individuals who have completely gravitated to the "WOKE" rule of thought, which can be very destructive... My view is that if one needs help, one needs to get an appointment with a medical professional...who is trained/educated in dealing with Psychological issues...One of my sons is a clinical Psychologist with a P.H.D.
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