Social Media
We all know, that social media is not the reality. Yet we compare our lives with the highlight reels which we see on social media.
Nobody is as successful as Instagram makes them look and nobody is as pretty as filters make them seem. Comparison is the thief of joy.
Whatever we see on social media is an illusion. We get envious of things, relationships and lifestyles which don't even exist
We often use social media to escape from the reality. Eventually, anxiety, depression and insecurity sprouts.
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