How Social Media Can Give Your Mental Health a Boost
We already covered how to balance social media and mental health, but what about how social media can actually give your mental health a boost? We often hear and experience the negative effects of social media, but for this article we want to focus on three positive effects that social media can have on mental health.
Social Media Helps People Connect
The pandemic has made connecting in-person difficult or impossible. While avoiding social media can help your mental health, you may also potentially sabotage yourself by not allowing yourself to have connections and interactions with people online. Isolation can be hard to handle, so the mental health benefits of connecting online are more important during the era of the pandemic than ever before.
Social Media Helps Boost Creativity
Whether it’s DIY projects on Pinterest or crochet Tik Toks, there are all kinds of unique and creative content to explore on social media. Looking at social media online can inspire you to take up new and creative hobbies and find communities surrounding them.
Social Media Raises Awareness About Mental Health
While your social media experience can just consist of silly animal videos, social media also has the power to raise awareness surrounding mental health. Creating awareness around mental health through social media can help people find mental health resources and support that they need. It also can help people struggling with mental health to know they are not alone.
Social media can provide a great boost to mental health by encouraging creativity, connecting us with others, and raising mental health awareness. However, we still need to keep in mind how to create a healthy balance between time spent online and in the real world.
