LADY T AGONY AUNT - ADVICES FOR HAVING A BEAUTIFUL, SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY LIFE






Are we the way we are because of nature or nurture?
Is the life we live what we want or what the social system and social media forces on us?
Are we becoming just a grotesque lifestyle version of ourselves?
Lady T, the best and coolest mum ever, shares her infinite wisdom with immense generosity, giving advice for having a beautiful, happy and successful life. - Full work at https://www.youtube.com/@ladytagonyaunt8921 -
Is the life we live what we want or what the social system and social media forces on us?
Are we becoming just a grotesque lifestyle version of ourselves?
Lady T, the best and coolest mum ever, shares her infinite wisdom with immense generosity, giving advice for having a beautiful, happy and successful life. - Full work at https://www.youtube.com/@ladytagonyaunt8921 -
Selfitis is an obsessive-compulsive desire to take photos of oneself and post them on social media.
Research increasingly draws connections between heavily filtered selfies and increased body dissatisfaction. A new term has emerged to describe this phenomenon: Snapchat dysmorphia.
According to 'Selfie Statistics, Demographics, & Fun Facts (2022)'
_92 million selfies are taken every day.
_On average Millenials will spend over 10 years of their lives taking selfies.
_There has been a 13% increase in requests at plastic surgeries by people wanting to look like their filtered selfies.
_Drowning is the primary cause of death while taking selfies:
more people die from taking selfies than from shark attacks.
It is important to ensure that digital technologies don't impact negatively on our mental, physical and emotional health. To do so we need to find a correct balance between our 'real' and 'online' lives.
For more information on digital wellbeing visit https://digitalwellbeing.org/what-is-digital-wellbeing-a-list-of-definitions/
Because the mass adoption of social media is a recent phenomenon, more research is needed to define the full impact of the consequences of it's use.
However, different studies have found a link between heavy use of social media and an increase of mental problems such as depression, anxiety, self harm and suicidal thoughts.
To find help visit
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
www.mind.org.uk
www.youngminds.org.uk
For other helpful information visit
www.helpguide.org
www.mcleanhospital.org
socialmediavictims.org/mental-health/