How To Engage In Social Media While Protecting Your Mental Health
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Julia Austin
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Don’t replace friends with “friends”
Your time with your IRL friends is so important for your emotional wellbeing. It’s also hard to get. Between everyone’s work schedules and families and other social obligations, how often do you really see your good friends? Probably not as much as you’d like. You can access your “friends” on social media any time. So never let social media interfere with you fully enjoying and gaining the love, support, and energy you get from real-life interactions. Don’t scroll Instagram while at lunch with a friend. Don’t Tweet while shopping with your BF. “Adopt some self-discipline and focus on spending time with family and friends,” states Matthews.
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