Have you ever heard someone in their 50s or above say that social media makes us sad and depressed. Like social media is the only reason we are struggling so much. While I think it can have that effect it can also have the opposite effect. For me social media is an escape from my depression. It is a way to experience happy things and see people enjoying things when I can’t seem too. It is a form of therapy for me. Yes, sometimes it can make me feel worse but that is very rare. I turn to social media to forget about how I am feeling, to disassociate, for a while. To feel good. I use it to pretend that I am okay. I see it as a beacon of hope that someday I could be okay. Someday I will hopefully be happy for real. Someday I will enjoy my life and everything it has to offer.
Some may read this and still think that it is doing more harm than good but I would have to disagree. If I did not have social media I don’t know where I would be. I don’t like to think about what kind of mental state I would be in. Without social media I would not have much to turn to for help. Obviously there are different forms of help and I am not trying to discredit or reduce them by any means but social media, for me, is a free form of therapy and for that I am thankful.
Living it Up Halfheartedly 