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The big issues that came up in therapy work in 2024

Over the last few years, as the year comes to an end, I sit down every December to make a list of concerns that have topped the list when it comes to client sessions. A forty-five-year-old client told me, ‘I dread weekends, I feel alone with family and then alone at work – the pandemic changed things and even though …

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1 week, 4 days ago

FOMO is Real, So Can It Be Overcome?

The Hindu

Published : Dec 14, 2024 15:53 IST - 3 MINS READ FOMO has more to do with who you are missing, rather than the experiences you are missing out on. Inside the FOMO study Rivkin’s team performed seven experiments across thousands of participants to understand their responses to potential FOMO situations. “We find that pretty much anyone can get FOMO …

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Less screen time, happier kids: New research links reduced media use to better behaviour. Check detox tips for parents

Hindustan Times

As concerns around screen time grow, a new study published in JAMA Network Open sheds light on the significant mental health benefits of reducing leisure-time screen media use among children and adolescents. Excessive screen media use has long been linked to poorer mental health outcomes in children and teens, as per varied observational studies, but until now, there was little …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Is This the Year Everyone Quits Social Media?

Wired

Michael Calore: It's true. Lauren Goode: I was also going to say AOL Instant Messenger, because that really was my first social experience. Lauren Goode: Just for a little variation on what Zoë shared, I'll say that my first real feed-based social media experience was MySpace. Lauren Goode: My MySpace profile, I think was the first time that I ever …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Family ties to friendship: Here's why older people are among biggest users of social media

Hindustan Times

The Australian government’s recent decision to ban under 16s from social media has focused attention on the harms it can cause – especially for young people. Social media, in particular, works by: Maintaining family ties : Social media provides older adults with a virtual seat at the family table. Building new communities: Social media groups dedicated to specific interests such …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Missed out this month's Insta dump? Good: Study reveals mental health risks behind frequent posting

Hindustan Times

Have monthly dump posts made you a frequent social media poster? A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found a connection between frequent social media posting and higher risks of poor mental health. The researchers dived deep into the different types of social media users and how their usage behaviour affects their mental health. Active social media …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Breaking down to not break down: This therapy technique splits the self. But does it actually help?

Salon

Some people who experience trauma in childhood go on to have a fear of authority figures in adulthood, as the association of this traumatic experience lingers and can be triggered when encountering someone in a leadership role. “They don’t feel like they’re going to just overtake me, and it gives me a little bit of a sense of control, in …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Is social media making you anxious? How using it smarter can boost your mental health

Hindustan Times

We all know using social media is considered bad for you. Using social media for maximum benefit In our six-week study, 393 Canadian young adults with some mental health symptoms and concerns about social media’s impact on their lives were split into three groups: ● A control group that continued their usual routines ● An abstinence group asked to take …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ditch Your Screens to End the Global Friendship Recession

Wired

In a cozy café in Amsterdam, with plush sofas and warm lighting, a group of people sit around talking, laughing, and playing board games. What started as a local initiative is quickly turning into a global movement with regular events hosted in cafés, churches, and town halls selling out fast across the UK, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Meetup, the global …

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1 month ago

Ananya Panday reveals she was in therapy as social media trolls impacted her mental health: 'I used to feel very down'

Hindustan Times

Ananya Panday recalled she would 'just break down' and did not want to go on sets and work and felt she was 'not good enough' after being trolled during her initial years in Bollywood. The thing, I sometimes feel with mental health and social media, is that you may read something in the moment and you may not realise that …

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1 month ago

You are what you ‘consume’: Study shows the connection between poor mental health and negative online content

Hindustan Times

As the adage goes, you are what you eat, in a seemingly digital world that is applicable too for online media consumption. Online content consumption plays a major role in shaping mental health. It was found that those with poor mental health were more when exposed to negative content online. Study links online content consumption to mental health challenges The …

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1 month ago

ADHD, autism, depression — is social media causing social contagion? Jean Twenge, Sonny Jane Wise, Alice Dawkins, Sandersan Onie with Natasha Mitchell

ABC

Is social media a contagious force harming young minds, a life saver helping people find their neurodiverse tribes and support, or, for better or worse, a bit of both? From the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, join Natasha Mitchell with renowned social psychologist Jean Twenge, neurodiversity advocate Sonny Jane Wise, technology policy campaigner Alice Dawkins, suicide prevention researcher Dr Sandersan Onie. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Are you bored? Here’s how that affects you, your career, and your employers

Live Mint

After enduring New Delhi’s extreme temperatures and lung-killing pollution for two years, the 27-year-old IT engineer took a transfer to his employer’s office in Bengaluru. “Lack of social support leads to boredom, and he was new in the city, without any family or friends," said Sharma, explaining why the geek was drawn to smut. The dependency on social media apps …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Using social media can help prevent depression: study

China Daily

TIANJIN -- Using social media may help prevent or reduce the symptoms of depression among middle-aged and elderly people, according to a Chinese study published in the international Translational Psychiatry journal. During the same period, they also evaluated whether social media use, including the use of online chat, gaming and shopping platforms, could help alleviate symptoms of depression among the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Using social media can help prevent depression: study

China Daily

TIANJIN -- Using social media may help prevent or reduce the symptoms of depression among middle-aged and elderly people, according to a Chinese study published in the international Translational Psychiatry journal. During the same period, they also evaluated whether social media use, including the use of online chat, gaming and shopping platforms, could help alleviate symptoms of depression among the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

My social media is helpful and positive. Here is how yours can be, too

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. “Social media is not inherently bad or good,” said Dr. Jason Nagata, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco. Many social media algorithms analyze what you spend time on — whether you’re liking a post, angrily commenting, or just watching a video play through — and keep sending …

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2 months ago

Surgeon General Warns of a Digital Tsunami, Urging Parents to Curb Social Media Addiction in Children

New Indian Express

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns about the dangers of social media addiction among young people. He cites physical health risks like heart disease, stroke, and dementia, and urges governments to regulate social media. Murthy also highlights the lack of control over social media platforms and compares tech companies to car giants neglecting safety features. He emphasizes the importance of …

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2 months ago

‘I’m Out’: Jelly Roll Says He’s Quitting X, ‘Most Toxic Negative App To Ever Exist’

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Over the weekend, the country musician, 39, announced that he’s leaving the social media platform, slamming it as “toxic.” “This is for sure the most toxic negative app to exist ever — PERIOD. lol,” Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, posted on Sunday. It’s a safe place for everyone to say mean shit to …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

"Completely shocked": What Lauren Greenfield learned following LA teens and their phones for a year

Salon

Lauren Greenfield and I both know quite a bit about what it means to be steeped in the world of teens and internet culture, albeit for different reasons. So in that kind of spread, I think the way young people use social media completely changed." That's kind of where they end up, at the end saying, “We just need to …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Psychologist reveals intriguing reason why we obsessively stalk our own social media profiles

Daily Mail

If you've ever been tempted to scroll though your own social media profiles, imagining what others might think of your life, you're not alone. And when this feedback isn't immediately available, Ms Skinner explained to Mashable, we try to imagine what it may be by examining what others would see when looking at our social media profiles. Stalking one's own …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian survey finds regular use of social media harming teenagers' life satisfaction

ABC

Regular use of some social media platforms is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian teenagers, according to the latest findings from the nation's largest survey of young people. Non-binary students who regularly use social media reported the lowest levels of life satisfaction, particularly for those who use Discord. "While we know that young people face many challenges that could …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pursuing happiness makes us unhappy

New Indian Express

We’re fortunate to live in a time where emotional health and psychological well-being are taken seriously. The Ground Reality of Happiness Today, nearly one in three young adults aged 18 to 24 report symptoms of common mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. In today’s world, appearances hold significant power, often shaping public perception. This relentless pressure to maintain a …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

If you’re a parent, Lauren Greenfield’s new doc about teens and social media ‘is a horror movie’

LA Times

Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield had spent her day with a group of high school students when a startling revelation came up that compelled her to go home and ask her two sons, then about 14 and 20, a question: “Is BDSM really a trend?” “Oh, yeah, choking is what we’re told girls want,” she recalled one of her sons saying …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Troubling ties between teens, social media and mental health : Short Wave : NPR

NPR

Why we need to talk about teens, social media and mental health Enlarge this image toggle caption Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images Rates of depression and anxiety have risen among teens over the last decade. Amid this ongoing mental health crisis, the American Psychological Association issued guidelines for parents to increase protection for teens online …

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5 months ago

Want to live a long life? Start prioritising your friends

BBC

Want to live a long life? Start prioritising your friends Getty Images Healthy relationships ensure longevity Your social network may influence your health as much as your exercise routine. The research continued, however, and by 1979, two of Breslow's colleagues – Lisa Berkman and S Leonard Syme – had discovered an eighth factor that influenced people's longevity: social connection. Overall, …

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6 months ago

The Surgeon General Proposed Warning Labels On Social Media. Will They Do Anything?

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A source recently let me know that the responses to an article I had written were a bit mean-spirited. In a New York Times essay published June 17, Murthy wrote, “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged as an important contributor.” In the Youth Risk Behavior Survey published …

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6 months, 1 week ago

How to tell if you’re a social media addict

The Independent

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Social media: Abstinence can boost self-esteem

Hindustan Times

A Canadian study has found that refraining from social media for a week can have a positive impact on one's body image. Young women are particularly vulnerable to internalizing certain ideas of beauty For many young people on social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, it's hard to escape the beauty ideals and standards that are circulating, and …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Excessive screen time is harming teenagers’ social skills, warns US surgeon-general

The Independent

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9 months ago

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age

Hindustan Times

In today’s time, the rise of social media platforms has brought about unprecedented connectivity and communication and India, being the most populous country with the second-largest number of global Internet users, boasts a highly attractive and competitive Internet market. Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age It is almost a …

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9 months ago

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age

Hindustan Times

In today’s time, the rise of social media platforms has brought about unprecedented connectivity and communication and India, being the most populous country with the second-largest number of global Internet users, boasts a highly attractive and competitive Internet market. Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

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9 months ago

Irritability to Social Withdrawal: 5 subtle signs of burnout you could be overlooking

India TV News

It's a word thrown around a lot these days, affecting individuals across all walks of life. If you're finding it harder than usual to stay on task or retain information, it could be a sign that burnout is affecting your mental clarity. Physical symptoms: While burnout is often associated with emotional and mental exhaustion, it can also manifest in physical …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta's millions lost: How much did Zuckerberg lose after Facebook, Instagram global outage

Hindustan Times

Social media went dark on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, as a major outage swept across Meta's platforms globally. The reason behind the Meta global outage All of Meta's owned social media platforms faced technical glitches, similar to those in 2021, resulting in a 7-hour outage. A Facebook insider informed DailyMail.com that their internal systems were down during the outage, with …

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10 months ago

I was a social media addict in my 40s – this is what happened when I gave it up

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But it isn’t just kids who …

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10 months ago

I needed therapy for my Tinder addiction - at one point I was chatting to 10 women at once

Daily Mail

He was addicted feeling validated when he got matches but didn't want to date The first thing Ed Turner thought about when he woke up was swiping right to every single woman that appeared on his screen. Ed Turner, pictured, said he would get a 'high' every time he got a match, but it soon took turned into an addiction …

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10 months ago

Influencer Tim Abbott on taking social media breaks and what he's gained from not drinking

ABC

Tim Abbott has made a career out of creating memes on the internet. "I wish I could remember important things," he says, "But I somehow remember every Kath & Kim line and episode ever!" Be it travelling to national parks, or taking time away from social media, the Gadigal Country/Sydney-based creator shares the key to unwinding is to be intentional. …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Social Media Addiction Is Equal To Substance Abuse – Here’s What To Do?

News 18

Social media addiction is a behavioural addiction where a person is overly concerned about Social media. There is noncontrollable urge to log onto or use social media, devoting so much time and efforts that it impairs other important Life areas. Addictive social media use Is similar to substance abuse disorder and the person may have mood modification, behavioural and emotional …

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11 months, 1 week ago

How to actually take a break from social media, unlike Selena Gomez

India Today

“I’m off social for a while. “Establishing boundaries, such as allocating specific time slots to use social media, helps maintain control and prevents aimless scrolling,” says Dr Ashima Ranjan, consultant psychiatrist at Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital, Noida. Add barriers Adding certain barriers such as turning off notifications or temporarily uninstalling social media apps can also help turn your social media …

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1 year ago

DC Edit | Use social media time wisely

Deccan Chronicle

A new study reveals what was always self-evident since the rise of the internet and the preponderance of social media platforms. The study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being. All heavy users of the social media, particularly young people for whom its use may have become addictive, would have been aware …

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1 year ago

Reduce social media usage by 30 minutes to be happier and more productive: Study

India TV News

It was recently stated that reducing 30 minutes on social media per day could help improve mental health, commitment and job satisfaction. Julia Brailovskaia, Associate Professor from the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany explains: “We suspect that people tend to use social networks to generate positive emotions that they’re missing in their everyday …

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1 year ago

Column: I stayed off social media for just one week and rediscovered awe

LA Times

Social media apps like Instagram, designed to keep users’ attention, can be hard to resist even for a week. Opinion Columnist Jean Guerrero Jean Guerrero is the author, most recently, of “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda.” As I drove around to various errands, I awoke to details of the real world that I’d long ago …

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1 year, 1 month ago

John Legend says he’s taking a break from social media: ‘It’s truly better for my mental health’

LA Times

John Legend says X, the former Twitter, is “a little too toxic.” John Legend has had enough of social media’s collective smart mouth. I generally post more on Instagram and some on TikTok, but I kind of stopped posting on Twitter,” Legend told Yahoo Life, adding that X has become “a little too toxic.” “After a while, having that much …

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1 year, 2 months ago

States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health

Associated Press

Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. “Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta …

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1 year, 2 months ago

States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health

Associated Press

Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. “Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Experts seek mechanisms to address root cause of student anxiety to prevent suicides

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Psychologists said that the issue of student suicides, a distressing reminder of the emotional struggles of a young mind, necessitates a mechanism to address the root cause of issues to rescue those suffering internally. Citing a marked increase in anxiety and depression among the student community following COVID-19-induced breaks, experts said that competitive curriculum and comparisons with peers demotivate …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Mental Health Day 2023: Navigating Anxiety

News 18

In today’s fast-paced world, anxiety has become an increasingly common issue, especially among the younger generations, including Generation Z and millennials. To shed light on this pressing concern, we turn to two seasoned licensed clinical psychologists, Sandeepa Kaur and Kanika Choudhary, who provide valuable insights on understanding and overcoming anxiety. Sandeepa Kaur, a licensed clinical psychologist with years of experience, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

How FOMO might lurk behind teen social media anxiety

Hindustan Times

Headlines that say using social media is safe bring tangible sighs of relief from parents worldwide. A recent paper has found that FOMO — or fear of missing out — is linked to whether teens find using social media increases their anxiety or relieves it. The research looked at the impact of social media use on anxiety symptoms in 951 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day: Three Steps for Getting Over Social Media Envy – Advice From a Psychologist

The Quint

Three steps for getting over social media envy â advice from aÂ psychologist In the past, you may have envied your neighbour when they bought a new car or went on holiday abroad when you could not. The rise of social media has had many benefits but also given rise to social media envy when users perceive the perfect lives …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Battling social media addiction? Zerodha CEO's powerful tips may help you become more peaceful

Live Mint

In the world of social media, where we constantly scroll apps for hours, and affecting our mental health, brokerage firm Zerodha's founder Nithin Kamath has shared tips to cut down this addiction and live a more peaceful life. Henceforth, sharing some powerful tips on how to overcome from social media addiction, the Zerodha founder wrote a post on the X …

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