Loneliness in the age of social media

IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA

To be lonely is to feel like you are losing connection with people around you. Social media is all about connections and chatting. So, why does one feel so lonely whilst being a person in the digital age?? Because it is an illusion of constant interaction. A human is not meant to be a perfect being but social medias constantly try to tell you differently. Social medias are created so that you can compare your life to that one second, one moment of another persons life. Remember that you are not comparing yourself to another human being, but to an online persona. This exact stark contrast between reality and the online personas can really deepen feelings of isolation and contribute to the loneliness epidemic that we see in today's society.

Moreover, the pressure to present a perfect version of oneself online can lead to feelings of alienation. The lack of genuine human interaction and emotional depth online can cause you to feel lonely, despite social medias being here to "connect" you with others. I have online friends that i love and adore but it is crucial to recognize the importance of fostering real, meaningful connections beyond the digital world. Those are important and are of use when we try to fight with the loneliness which was a result of our constant reliance on social media.

Not to say how badly social medias affect mental health. You see humans behaving differently on some social media app. You dont behave that way. Are you even human?? The constant comparison  can result with the person getting severe anxiety and/or depression. You start worrying that you are not enough of a person to exist, because you are different. What you don't see is that people behave way differently online but you dont know that.You start comparing every perfection and imperfection and you start to lose sense of who you originally were. You lost yourself in the abyss of false identities.

The cure to this loneliness is very simple and it is to mantain your connection with real life. Go make new friendships with people around you and have fun. It is not necessary to abandon your digital life, not at all, just foster those connections with the real world, not the digital realm.