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Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

Is our social media use having a positive or negative impact on our overall wellbeing? How can we balance our perception of instagram posts, facebook statuses and filtered snapchats with realistic expectations of our own lives?

Social Media is not necessarily a negative, or a positive - the benefits of social media of course lie in the way we engage with each platform. Join us on the 19th of Feb featuring our special guest Holly, a youth peer ambassador and online mental health advocate, as we explore the peaks and troughs of social media, including strategies on maintaining healthy mental wellbeing whilst engaging online.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

Hi @holly299 Nice to meet you.

Hey @Former-Member always good to see you here too

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

Hi all

@TAB sorry it's hard.

I'm not feeling great, so may come in and out, or just sit in the background.

Thanks for running this discussion though @Former-Member @holly299 it's really worthwhile.

Hello @Adge how are you travelling?

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

Heya @Zoe7 Welcome! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

@holly299 Interesting points... It is incredible that an entire generation has to consider the notion of bullying once school ends and you're in your safe space at home. I know when I was in highschool it was MSN messenger. Now there are so many platforms!

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

Thanks @Former-Member

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

People you know not replying to messages when you can see they are online

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

@holly299 I totally agree re the comparison game. It adds to all 'shoulds' I already feel. My main issue is just getting stuck. It can be a bit of an escape, and then I find myself not getting enough sleep or doing the stuff I need to.

Hi @Zoe7

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member there is absolutely so many platforms its getting hard to keep track of them all. I've noticed a massive increase in anonymous question sites which can be so harmful because people send all sorts of horrible questions and so much cyberbullying because they have the safety of anonymity to minimise the consequences to themselves and they don't see just how much they have hurt other people.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

@TAB I find that one hard too, the classic "seen" disclaimer. The mind can go a million different ways.

@frog Definitely getting stuck makes sense, almost like a bit of an escape/coping mechanism! I have to reign in my screen time for sure. Thank you so much for sharing.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

@TAB this can be really hard. The way I deal with this is realising that facebook doesn't always get it right - I've had times where facebook has said I'm online and yet I'm not actually. Often it's because I've got a window open in the background of study or have left my computer open while doing somthing else. Of course there are times that people are deliberately not responding but I try to remember that they have their own stuff they're dealing with so not responding might be a reflection on their situation

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT

agreed ! @TAB very hard

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