For my own peace of mind, I made sure not to follow any of the biggest celebrities and social media influencers such as the Kardashians, Kanye and the other reality TV show stars and super models. Every now and then I would cleanse my accounts and unfollow the people with the largest followers on my list. Those people are usually the ones who post about their luxurious lifestyles, product advertisements and selfies with their new lip injections. These are the people I do not want to be associated with, for I don't care about their money or expensive clothes. I feel like I am constantly being poisoned by narcissism in a world that revolves around the number of likes a picture gets. That's a sad world to live in.
As a visual artist, I try my best to produce and share art that will bring positivity and significance in this materialistic, and shallow online world. I try to document and share my bright colored paintings so that maybe kids could see them, in hopes of uplifting and affecting others in a positive way. But because of this, I have developed anxiety whenever I would post on Instagram because of the fear of being judged by others online in which a lot of people can relate to today. This is something I have been trying to overcome by trying to come out of my comfort zone.
We have to be more cautious of the materials we intake from our social media platforms. Choose the people you will want to influence your life. Just like our bodies, we need to take care of our mental health as well. These are our food for the soul. We might not recognize it, but this consumption is as crucial as our nutritional diet. Our brain absorbs all the photos we see on Instagram, the tweets we read on Twitter, and the Videos we see on Youtube. There are times where I physically feel lightheaded from scrolling through Instagram for hours looking at meaningless content realizing I should spend my time being more productive rather than scrolling on my phone for hours like a robot.
https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/
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