Does social media make you feel insecure and worthless, like you’re wasting your life and jealous?

[Anonymous]

Just constantly seeing everyone on social media on holiday, going out for meals, having lots of friends going places, having perfect looks and bodies, relationships, like the perfect lives they seem to have makes me feel really worthless and terrible about myself, biggest thing I feel is I’m wasting my life, I’m in my late 20s have barely any money any friends, just feel like I’m wasting my life nearly everyday as I have nothing compared to these people I realise that social media is a highlighted reel of people’s moments and I’m sure they have bad things too, but when I see people getting paid to go on holiday or pose in outfits I just find it hard to not feel envy and like I’ve wasted my life so much and wish I had those things and wish I was having that instead of sitting indoors with no one to go with or money to spend does anyone else feel like way?

I feel this way

I don’t feel this way

[DaveJord]

Yeah, back in the day it was called Facebook envy. I always found it to be self indulgent and fake. Now they pay people to be to do it.

Like seriously I went on a family camping trip with another couple and their two kids. I thought it would be really fun and they seemed like really fun people. But oh my god, their kids were terrible. They were constantly complaining or crying, throwing fits and mom and dad were constantly swooping over these kids and making excused for them. These people that act their kids walk on water, and do no wrong.

Well when got home the next day the posted like the one or two photos they had of their kids when they were actually smiling and throwing tantrums... about how amazing the weekend was and how wonder the kids were and how it was such a great time.

I why would follow someone that travels the world and always post the most amazing photos talking about how great the experience was... you know it ain't real right? They are being paid to do that, so its not like they are telling the truth.

I mean I have done a lot of traveling in my life and although I enjoyed a lot of it, its not like it completely stress free and nothing but rainbows and unicorns... so I don't need to see fake people acting fake blowing smoke up my ass, while they cash in on all the views and likes. I mean it not like you see ugly people getting paid to travel the world an post have naked photos of themselves in these exotic locations.

Take a place like Sandals Jamaica, the resort is amazing and the tours they offer are great... but if you get out an about on your own Jamaica is a very poor and depressing place once you realize the degree of poverty that exist there.

[Fireguy17]

Nope not at all.
Listening/reading about other people's issues makes my life look even better.
I only go on in my free time, or down time at the firehouse.

[Brokenheartedx]

I dont do Instagram or anything bar Facebook and I'd find that hard work to live that lifestyle. Constant photoshopping and doing anything to remain relevant just to get freebies in times for social media wed have called them beggers how times change. And by the way most of their followers are paid bought and paid for, do you know what tattle life is? To make yourself feel better go read that, i dont agree with the bullying but their will be posts of graphs of their paid for followers, its a sad and vapid life and one you should be happy not to indulge imagine 20 years from now looking back and seeing you did nothing but edit how you look just to be liked, you'll think of yourself as ridiculous

[SoftCliff]

I don't really use any social media except YouTube (which doesn't count, as I'm just listening to music, watching movies and videos there) and this site, but there are too many questions on this site about looks, rate me questions, which celebrity is prettier etc. and I sometimes feel bad, insecure and ugly cause of this. We all feel vain sometimes and want to look good, or take care of ourselves, but this comparison extreme preoccupation with looks isn't healthy

[andreasderjuengere]

''Social media'' makes me feel BETTER about myself:

It confirms me on a daily basis that I'm not one of the sheep.

[andreasderjuengere]

Baaaaaah! Baaaaaah! :D

[joeldalton]

Let’s fix your life, then. Social media is bad for your mental health. I’d get rid of it if I were you.

[Staximus]

Sometimes, just remember social media is designed to psychologically manipulate you. Take a break from that bullshit.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Not one bit. Don't let social media fool you.

People's lives aren't as amazing as they show on the internet.