Are Social Media Comparisons Making You Depressed?
Majority of the day we are glued to our social networks. A lot of people create a depression from comparing ourselves to those on social networks.
Majority of the day we are glued to our social networks. A lot of people create a depression from comparing ourselves to those on social networks.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter! These are some of the places where people go to share some of their greatest life experiences. Many people become depressed by comparing themselves to others on social media.
Psychiatrist Dr. Susan Samuels discusses the depressed feelings we can experience when comparing ourselves to others on social media. Our groups of real life women also discuss their experience with this issue.
Dr. Samuels is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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