Influence Of Social Media On Body Shamers

Did you know that the average person spends four years of their life looking down at a cell phone. Four years that will never be returned, but at least it's done for good reasoning right? Wrong. It's ironic how these touch screens are capable of making us lose touch and lose connections. Its the twenty first century, 9 in 10 teens have a cell phone, access to the internet is easier than ever before, but social media has the power to must us more separate and selfish than ever. Although social media claims to connect us, the connection has gotten no better, although we have big friend lists, so many of teenagers suffer from loneliness, isolation and depression as our face to face friendships are more broken than the screens on our phone. We

With naive teens constantly being bombarded with anorexic, flawless figures, social pressures result in a distorted mental perception of what they should look like as they begin to constantly compare themselves to unrealistic images resulting in disastrous consequences as they feel inadequate about their own self image which may lead to cutting, drug and alcohol use, sexual addictions and bullying . Body shamers use social media as a platform to talk negatively about others, which strongly affects the emotional wellbeing of individuals who already struggle with their relationship with

The line between formal and informal writing is becoming blurred as they are constantly surrounded by abbreviations and acronyms. Moreover, many teens spend sleepless nights on social media which can lead to lower academic performance due to a decreased concentration span. The use of cellphones for social reasons during class and “multitasking” has become a major distraction in the classroom as the effects of Facebook of teens highlights that frequent use will lead to lower grades. We have officially been labelled as the “dumbest generation” by author Mark Bauerlein, due to our excessive use of social