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To sum up my thoughts, while I don't believe that Social Media is bad nor do I think we should delete it, but I do believe that we should acknowledge and just to adjust around the harms of this media. I do believe that we can make social media a well-rounded helpful space, but with all these harms to our emotional and social health with the chances of anxiety and depression disorders, suicidality on the rises and cyberbullying becoming a fearful topic, I don't know if that will ever truly happen. Despite all of that, I do want to see Social Media Platforms change as we, the consumers, make sure to keep the platforms accepting and welcoming for the upcoming generations and I do want to start implementing things to improve mine, and others, time on our, so well loved, devices.

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Social Media is Making Us Unsocial | Kristin Gallucci | TEDxBocaRaton

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Is Screen to Screen really getting a substitute for hand holding? Really?

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Is Screen to Screen really getting a substitute for hand holding? Really?

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With the rise of Social Media, came the rise of anti-social social interactions. Where you sit on your phone and message your friends without actually being able to tell what their doing, where you don't actually have to be social. This new form of interactions brought up a new idea for the harms of social media, the threat of extreme loneliness. Loneliness, in itself, isn't directly harmful, but in large quantities for long periods of time, it can become dangerous to your mental stability. Loneliness is one of the signs of suicidality for a reason, and it can cause suicidal ideation. I mean, one of the most sterotypical reasons for suicide is "no what would even realize I'm gone" and you would think that no one would realize your gone if your lonely enough.

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“It turns out that the people who reported spending the most time on social media — more than two hours a day — had twice the odds of perceived social isolation than those who said they spent a half hour per day or less on those sites.”

“people who visited social media platforms most frequently, 58 visits per week or more, had more than three times the odds of perceived social isolation than those who visited fewer than nine times per week.”

“The images of other people's seemingly perfect vacations, homes and lives, even though those are not likely to represent reality, can make you feel like you're missing out.”

“It would appear Americans are more socially connected than ever, yet 1 in 5 report often or always feeling lonely.”

“And it is common for social anxiety sufferers to open social media apps to temporarily feel some connection to others. But when they unplug, the feeling of connection dissipates. Furthermore, frequently viewing curated snapshots of other people’s lives might leave social media users feeling as if everyone else has a better life, is smarter, funnier, more interesting, has more friends, etc..”

“Demographically it seems young adults with heavy use of social media platforms–two hours a day have twice the change of experiencing social anxiety, according to a 2017 study.”

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Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental Health? | Bailey Parnell | TEDxRyersonU

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Casually Suicidal | Sarah Liberti | TEDxAdelphiUniversity

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The Ability to Harm Yourself Stems from the Harm You've Received From Others

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The Ability to Harm Yourself Stems from the Harm You've Received From Others

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Suicide is a sensitive topic and I'm not here to try and assess that every suicide attempt from a youth/young adult is related to cyberbullying, but I am here to suggest that there might be a greater relation than we assume.  Research suggests that peer victimization is a large factor in how many teens are having suicidal thoughts/ideation and I think that shows how cyberbullying is effecting people. If you're being told that constantly that you kill yourself, eventually you'll start thinking that you should.

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You Got Mental Illness? You might be chronically addicted to Snapchat!

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You Got Mental Illness? You might be chronically addicted to Snapchat!

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Mental illness and Social Media kind of go hand in hand, from people claiming that social media has cause the great boom of mental health awareness to people pointing out how mental health seems to be decreasing, wellness wise, from the rise of social media.  I do believe that while social media has helped mental health awareness spread, it has also been a leading factor in the decline of people's mental health. From hating your body because of false Instagram models to hyperfixation on Youtube trends leading to a depressive spiral, social media seems to not be holding mental health to a high standard.

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“Results suggest a reciprocal relationship between cybervictimization and depression and cybervictimization and anxiety”

“Research studies note the connection between use of social media and its undesirable outcomes that increase incidence of anxiety, stress, depression, body image concerns, and loneliness in teens and young adults”

“Social media use, just as use of alcohol or drugs, can highjack the dopaminergic pathways more quickly and reliably than naturally derived awards such as studying hard and getting a good grade. Effort gained from diligent, time-consuming work is slower to access the reward system, while checking Snapchat or Instagram causes a rush of dopamine that provides immediate gratification. Recurrent checking behavior can be likened to smoking a cigarette, which floods the dopaminergic pathway quicker. Thus, the almost instant dopamine rush becomes addictive and can result in depression, anxiety, and other mental illness”

“College-wide access to Facebook led to an increase in severe depression by 7% and anxiety disorder by 20%. Beyond these results, a greater percentage of the most susceptible students also treated symptoms with either psychotherapy or antidepressants. In total, the negative effect of Facebook on mental health appeared to be roughly 20% the magnitude of what is experienced by those who lose their job.”

“The platforms are designed to be addictive and are associated with anxiety, depression, and even physical ailments."

"According to the Pew Research Center, 69% of adults and 81% of teens in the U.S. use social media. This puts a large amount of the population at an increased risk of feeling anxious, depressed, or ill over their social media use”

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“individuals who are cyberbullied are more likely to report suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury, and one or more suicide attempts”

“that cybervictimisation is related to other mental health outcomes (ie, depression, anxiety) over time in youth, and that offline victimisation is associated with suicidal ideation over time – to infer that, for some, and teens in particular, cybervictimisation might precede and predict suicidality”

“A significant relation between peer victimization and suicide ideation was found, with higher reports of peer victimization related to higher suicide ideation”

“reported results from a survey given to approximately 2000 middle school children that indicated that victims of cyberbullying were almost 2 times as likely to attempt suicide than those who were not. These results also indicated that cyberbullying offenders were 1.5 times as likely to report having attempted suicide than children who were not offenders or victims of cyberbullying”

“identified associations (negative influences) between cybervictimization and self-harm or suicidal behaviors or between perpetrating cyberbullying and suicidal behaviors”

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Have you ever had someone laugh at you? Call you names? Make fun of you, your body, or your clothes? Bullying has been around for literal centuries, but with the recent surge of cyber spaces has lead to a more complex version of the classic stick and stones, cyberbullying.

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Cyberbullying: The Beast inside our Connected Hands

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Cyberbullying: The Beast inside our Connected Hands

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According to the website stopbullying.gov, Cyberbullying is "bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets" and "includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else." Cyberbullying is known as something that most youth have had to deal with at least once it their lives and due to the rapid rise of social media, it has become more and more common to see youth being cyberbullied. It's also something that has been commonly addressed as one of the leading factors of the current rises in young adult/youth suicides and youth suicidality.

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Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior.

The most common places where cyberbullying occurs are:

Social Media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tik Tok

Text messaging and messaging apps on mobile or tablet devices

Instant messaging, direct messaging, and online chatting over the internet

Online forums, chat rooms, and message boards, such as Reddit

Email

Online gaming communities

Special Concerns

With the prevalence of social media and digital forums, comments, photos, posts, and content shared by individuals can often be viewed by strangers as well as acquaintances. The content an individual shares online - both their personal content as well as any negative, mean, or hurtful content - creates a kind of permanent public record of their views, activities, and behavior. This public record can be thought of as an online reputation, which may be accessible to schools, employers, colleges, clubs, and others who may be researching an individual now or in the future. Cyberbullying can harm the online reputations of everyone involved - not just the person being bullied, but those doing the bullying or participating in it. Cyberbullying has unique concerns in that it can be:

Persistent - Digital devices offer an ability to immediately and continuously communicate 24 hours a day, so it can be difficult for children experiencing cyberbullying to find relief.

Permanent - Most information communicated electronically is permanent and public, if not reported and removed. A negative online reputation, including for those who bully, can impact college admissions, employment, and other areas of life.

Hard to Notice - Because teachers and parents may not overhear or see cyberbullying taking place, it is harder to recognize.

Laws and Sanctions

All states have laws requiring schools to respond to bullying. As cyberbullying has become more prevalent with the use of technology, many states now include cyberbullying, or mention cyberbullying offenses, under these laws. Schools may take action either as required by law, or with local or school policies that allow them to discipline or take other action. Some states also have provisions to address bullying if it affects school performance. You can learn about the laws and policies in each state, including if they cover cyberbullying.

Frequency of Cyberbullying

There are two sources of federally collected data on youth bullying:

The 2019 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice) indicates that, nationwide, about 16 percent of students in grades 9-12 experienced cyberbullying.

The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that an estimated 15.9% of high school students were electronically bullied in the 12 months prior to the survey.

See also " Frequency of Bullying."

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Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets.

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Suicidality: The Thoughts, Feelings, and Ideation Behind

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Suicidality: The Thoughts, Feelings, and Ideation Behind

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Suicidality is described by The American Psychological Association as "the risk of suicide, usually indicated by suicide ideation or intent, especially as evident in the presence of of a well-elaborated suicide plan".