Social Media Behaviors - A Deeper Dive

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Sunday, February 14

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Doomscrolling is when we continue to scroll through social media posts even though the content is making us feel bad.

• Why do you think people get caught up in doomscrolling?
• What are some strategies for ending this cycle that have worked for you in the past?

FOMO stands for the Fear Of Missing Out. People sometimes list FOMO as a reason for participating in dangerous social media trends.

• Why do you think FOMO makes people participate in social media trends or challenges that they know might be harmful.

Social media engagement, such as likes and follower counts, can have a significant effect on our self esteem.

• Why do you think people connect their self worth to the number of followers they have or the number of likes their content reveives?
• In what ways is this unhealthy?

It's easy to compare our own lives and experiences to those we see online. Those comparisons often lead to unhealthy emotions and self-doubt.

• How do social media platforms encourage us to compare ourselves to one another?
• What's one reason why these comparisons are unrealistic and based on false information?