Social media addiction can lead to real-world isolation
Studies have shown that in recent years Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and many other platforms have been linked to anxiety, loneliness and depression, causing social isolation and social displacement. Once a student hears their notification sound, anxiety sneaks up and the brain knows there is a message. Seeing on social media the amount of fun everyone else is having while in a four-walled room doing homework could make one a bit lonely and a tad depressing. Del Mar student Keisha Johnson, studying to be a teacher, said social media can be harmful to her health so she has opted out of…
