Blog 11

 For this blog,  negative emotional effects of social Media. There are many effects that are negative regarding social media but I'll be talking about three of them. The affects it has on your sleep, how it can lead to depression, and how it hurts your ability to focus. 

To start off usage of social media can lead to an increase in sleep problems. according to a 2018 study in Britain, tied social media usage to a decreased, disrupted and delayed sleep. This lack of quality sleep can in turn negatively affect your academic performance and feeling lethargic. 

Also using social media before bed time has a direct correlation with your ability to fall asleep. This is because when are eyes are exposed to light, it tells are bodies to be awake. The light from our phones also emit blue light, which helps us to stay focused in when are bodies are awake. This all in turn leads to our bodies not be able to produce melatonin before bed, which is critical for falling asleep. without the production of melatonin, it doesn't let our brains wind down to fall asleep.  So id recommend turning your phone off 1-2 hours before going to bed and sleeping with the lights fully off.  https://childmind.org/article/is-social-media-use-causing-depression/#disrupted-concentration

The second main way social media can have a negative impact on you is through I potentially leading to depression. According to an article but the Child Mind Institute, social media can lead to feelings of depression because communication through a screen are "less emotionally satisfying, leading them to feel socially isolated" illustrating that this connection you'd get through social media doesn't compare to real life. according to a clinical psychologist in that article said "“The less you are connected with human beings in a deep, empathic way, the less you’re really getting the benefits of a social interaction,”. 

Overall I think the biggest way you can combat this is by trying to spend as much time with your friends in real life, rather than communicating with them through social media. 

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/it-or-not-social-medias-affecting-your-mental-health

The third main negative effect is that social media can deeply affect your ability to concentrate . I know from by experience, especially since tin Tok has emerged by attention span has gone down. It's so easy because with that app, within seconds if you don't like the video you are seeing you can just scroll and see another video. Ive also noticed that when I'm trying to get my assignments done, I have to to turn my phone off or else ill get distracted by it and not be able to give enough focus to my work.