How To Engage In Social Media While Protecting Your Mental Health
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Spin it into a positive
Self-improvement, goal achievement, success, progress – these are popular things to display on social media. It’s someone’s fitness journey. It’s someone’s new home that they purchased in cash. It’s someone’s wedding. It’s someone’s first day on a new job. If you aren’t careful, you can view these through the lens of, “These are things I don’t have. My life is lacking.” Matthews suggests spinning that into a positive. “Monitor your comparison of other people’s posts. Using posts as inspiration instead of judgment will help your mental health.” If that friend or family member was able to lose that weight/save the money for that down payment/get that job, you can, too. Rather than envy them, shoot them a message congratulating them and sharing in their victory. Learn from their success.
