How To Engage In Social Media While Protecting Your Mental Health
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Create a safe space
Between the many social media apps and the many devices we access them on, it can feel like the tumultuous world of the Internet always has access to us. Sometimes, after your phone beeps seven times in an hour to let you know that somebody updated their status and somebody commented on your post and somebody followed you, it can feel like social media is creeping in on us – like it’s in our homes. Social media can provide an opportunity to try an important life exercise: understanding that not everything, or everyone, requires an answer right away. Matthews says to “Turn off notifications as you prepare for bed.” That should be a time when you’re slowly distancing your mind from the world’s troubles and responsibilities. It can be healthy to disengage from social media for at least an hour before bedtime.
