Social media has been considered a positive factor for many as it helps people stay connected with family and friends. When it was invented, the inventors of social media networks would never have dreamed of the impact social media would have on people. Although social media is indeed a positive thing, it can become an addiction and affect the daily lives of many people. For example, when a person does nothing but log online and stay connected on Facebook or Twitter, it disrupts their daily lives. This is addiction, and it is a psychological problem.
Many people, who are addicted to social networking, spend time making sure their lives are perfect set up to post online. For example, if every waking minute is designed to perfection, so that it can be reflected on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, this is a sign of social media addiction. If a person considers how or what he or she does and where he or she goes and how it will reflect on social media, this person is so addicted to social media it is time to take a step back and consider the consequences.
Gone are the days when things private were kept…. private. Every aspect of a person’s life is on Facebook or Twitter from the time the person wakes up to the time the person goes to sleep. Many people upload themselves painting their finger and toenails, having a crisis in life, even a funeral! This is called social media addiction. If a person is unable to do a single thing, without recording it on social media, this person is addicted to social media. If every aspect of life is shared among friends, there is very little time for that person to really enjoy whatever he or she is doing, and this affects their lives.
Any person who cannot do his or her daily chores, and instead, finds her/himself constantly on social media, is definitely addicted to it. For example, housewives who leave their daily chores piling up instead of dealing with them and are on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram are addicted to social media. If work life is affected, and employers are constantly on the person’s back asking them to do their jobs, and instead, they are on social media, these people are suffering from social media addiction.
Spending hours on social media and losing sleep because of it, is also a sign of social media addiction. There is a vast difference between staying up to complete a chore or task and staying up to make sure one does not miss a single minute of anything being uploaded on social media. Lack of sleep can negatively affect a person’s energy levels and can affect a person’s disposition too. All this can affect life, negatively.
Social media addiction is real. It is a real psychological problem. Any person, unable to, handle life because their social media is out of order needs help. Any person whose life is affected negatively because of social media needs to step back and take a good look at their lives and get their priorities straight.