Effects of social media on self-esteem by Fatima Jawaid

FATIMA JAWAID

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EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SELF-ESTEEM

Socialmedia have been the most controversial topic in this era. With the availability of social media everyone is easily interacted to each other and in result people are making each other feel down. Either person himself is feeling insecure or making other down by posting online stuff.

Social media is constantly putting a question in teens mind. Why nobody is not noticing me? Why I don’t have that much likes? Why my life is not perfect as of them? Why that someone special did not react on my post? Why nobody gives me comments full of praise? This constant torture of looking ‘PERFECT’ is actually destroying the self-esteem of today’s generation. Yes, social media do have the severe effects on one’s own self esteem. Due to the constant exposure of using Social media one definitely thinks about himself. The globe of social media is growing larger and strong by introducing many social Apps. Themost used Facebook, Instagram, Snap chat, LinkedIn, Twitter are getting highly popular and used in past few decades.

Every now and then people are posting pictures of their touristing stuff, or if they are travelling and especially if anyone is getting married that Shadi stuff is definitely creating frustration.

The battles for likes is always an issue, comparing own self with other and feeling down that may be I am not that much worthy as others.  Social media is having a negative exposure by creating anxiety, depression, frustration, anger, low self-confidence. The advertisements and sponsors are also having a effect on mind to buy that product if especially it is in picture of your favoritepersonality.

We actually forget that nothing is perfect; especially what is displayed in public is not always true. Many times people are just showing off as if they are leading a very happy successful life but in real nothing is like that. Even our friends and family are only posting the best of themselves. Nobody is real. Nobody post their downfall.  Despite of knowing this that social media is creating depression and anger we still keep on checking and scrolling our news feed and peoples profiles, Instagram just to know and be updated at what place someone has reached.

Social media also leads to false connections and false relationships which is also on the other side a cause of depression, anger, sleeping problems, anxiety and loosing of self-worth. In short everyone is running behind one another for PERFECTION on social media.  Most of the times jealousy is also a factor behind not liking or commenting in someone’s post just because we only want ourselves to be successful and not ready to accept others as successful. One more word recently on  social media has been viral as ‘’GOALS’’ like people are running after other for these goals it can be relationship goals, friendship goals, study goals, life partner goals, family goals, or travelling goals. These Goals are also another cause of causing depression when we see ourselves unable to achieve these goals and other people enjoying and posting their goals stuff on Facebook and other sites. However, it doesn’t mean that social media only have negative aspects; many people are also getting famous by making vines and mimicry.

All in last, social media has both negative and positive aspects on self-esteem and self-confidenceit’snow up to us to not let it rule on us.