Do You Need a Break from Social Media?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- You should probably get off social media if it is affecting your mental health, or is causing you to sin.
Studies have shown that teens and young adults have experienced thirteen to sixty-six percent more depression since the dawn of the social media revolution.
There’s also a sixty-five percent increase in suicide among girls between 2010 and 2015, and the links between those suicides and social media are staggering.
Jackie Angel mentions many other statistics in this video, from studies that prove how social media has increased depression and anxiety, especially among young people.
She suggests an alternative: Scripture!
Especially the New Testament, because it’s a great reminder of who you really are in God’s eyes. God wants to bear fruit in you; so if social media is preventing that fruit from flourishing, it’s just not worth it.
Cut it off, or at least take a break from it.
“A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
but passion makes the bones rot.” (Proverbs 14:30)
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Downloaded the app, "stay focused" tracked my social media use.... 50 plus hours per month just on facebook. Off social media now only on for holidays. Best feeling ever. Peace is our goal. We are stewards of our time and energy. " stay focused " is the App. Thank you... Amen. ❤❤❤
When I was younger, being bored meant staying bored and being productive. I would draw, read, write little stories, watch tv, play with the neighborhood homies. These days being bored puts me on social media sometimes. But it's cool to sometimes just be bored and be with yourself and not a social platform like the old days. Life feels more at peace and quiet. Boredom takes you places if you face it head on.
Indeed. Boredom is supposed to spurn us to do selfless things or some kind of productive thing.
Fr. Mike did a whole video on this called "What Boredom Can Teach Us." It's so true!
Emily Rosenfeldt Wow. I haven't seen it. I love how me and Father Mike see so eye to eye in things. I always come in watching his videos for the first time feeling like I watched it already.
What people fail to understand is that many young people grew up with social media. This is all they know. Computer's, laptops, cell phones, this is all they know. They don't have the skills to interact but look into a screen and smile. Go to a restaurant and see how quiet it is. Why because everyone at the dinner table is hooked up to a tablet or cellphone. The adults are just as addicted. One doesn't have to be young. You go to a Target or the Post office and they are plugged in to their electronics. These things are slowly destroying our culture with swaying bad beliefs and erroneous ideals.
Deactivated Facebook several months ago. I can’t believe what a positive affect it has had on me mentally and emotionally.
Thank you. I didn't think I'd be watching this video today. But I think I really might try deleting a couple apps!
Maybe I sound dramatic but the Instagram explore page is absolutely horrendous
it's full of nudity and the comments just make me feel sick.. also it has INFINITE SCROLL
this means anyone can scroll for hours through text posts and memes or whatever else gives the brief dopamine release
it's incredibly addicting and as soon as I'm out of high school I'm deleting Instagram (unless they create the option to disable the suggested posts)
Social media is not worth it for me any longer. It’s encouraging to not only watch this but read the comments. Thank you, thank you!
Social media free for 3 months now. First month i realized just how addicted i was. The depression was incredibly high. 2nd month, i found myself more focused at work, and over all just feel happier! She knows what shes talking about. Im living proof.
@Mike Cranston didnt think youtube was social media.
@Mike Cranston then again with trolls like you it sure is starting to feel like it...
@Mike Cranston not interested. Thanks :)
@Mike Cranston not interested in being friends I meant. But thanks anyway.
that's so great to hear. thank you!!
I deleted my Facebook! :) I’m also considering axeing my Instagram too.
I deleted Instagram last year. Didn't miss a bit of it.
@Mike Cranston UA-cam is a social media?
I’ve been itching to delete my Facebook account. I just can’t yet because of school work. All updates from our professors/batch LOs are announced through FB only. Once I’m done with med school, I’m outta FB too
Im a bit late to this video but I deleted my facebook a few years ago and felt SO much better. Then I noticed not only how much TIME I spent on instagram but how it felt obligated to be viewing posts, liking photos, messaging people, it was taking time away from my family and housework.
I had a much harder time deleting IG but ive honestly never felt better- so if you're someone who's thinking they could never go without it TRUST me its such a relief when you hit that deactivate button.
I was sitting watching my family, Christmas 2020 and could only see the tops of their heads looking at their phones while I was trying to be in the moment. Its a struggle.
Great video. A Happy holy new year to everyone out there 🕇🕇🕇
Actually, for me it did the opposite. I consciously only follow inspiring people, which has made me a much much more positive person than I used to be. :)
God's Good.. I got this Notification 6 mins after I placed my Data off Lol.. I was actually Journalling and While Journalling I mentioned That I need to reduce my time on social media and at that very moment I got the notification.. what a Sign Still amazed.. Yeah Social media is somewhat addictive and does get me depressed and down in so many ways.. There's more to life and I was here complaining on how life sucked when I dug my own grave.. Thanks for the Video
It is really enjoy when you leave social media .. not because you are antisocial , but you just need to look into your real life 😊
So good! Thank you 😊. Love that you are encouraging people to speak with psychologist or psychiatrist. As fresh new psychologist in my country (Croatia) i've noticed that people are ashamed to admit that they have mental problems and they don't believe that someone can help them. Which is really sad, but I hope that this things will change over time.
Social media/ internet is a tool used for learning and developing creativity. If they don't provide this, you should think about the way you use it. If it makes you feel bad, stop using it. The life it what happens while you scroll down the feed!
I only use social media to share my content. I don't use it to follow other people's content.
Even on UA-cam I only watch a handful of videos (not more than 5) on a daily basis.
I keep doing this stupid thing. I did the detox and I feel good. I come back to social media and I’m devil angry I believe you can’t you do a detox and then you know the food is no good. Just don’t return to it.
Never had Facebook or Twitter and glad about that.
I've been two weeks without social media so far. I felt like it was getting in the way of school and productivity. If any of you guys feel the same way, don't be afraid to take a break. Thanks for spreading the word!
Is it better to still keep social media apps on your phone to practice self control? Or is it better to just delete the apps when you go on a fast to reduce any and all temptation...what are y'alls thoughts?
@BeckyUberhot I would just delete them. You'll feel free
Is it ironic that this was posted on Social Media?
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Very! Lol
But I'm glad this channel addressed it 🧡
In many studies the results say that UA-cam is the only positive social media of all, because you decide what to watch instead of reading fake lives and news.
Mike Cranston well if you have a channel and upload videos is kind of true what you say, but here you are not obligated to reply to the posts as you have to do with FB or Twitter. Most of the people only come here to watch the videos without worrying about the comments.
Thanks Jackie! God Bless u! :)
I’ve been thinking about this so much and this video helped me come to a final decision. I just don’t enjoy it, no matter how much I try, so I’m going to stay off of certain platforms. Thank you 😀
Facebook made me angry, I believe there's more than 3 years since I'm not on fb. Instagram used to make me lazy, anxious, compare myself with others, lead me to lust...I'm 6 months without it.
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This was a great reminder and a super helpful message . Happy New Year!
Just had to delete Twitter because it's a cesspool of human depravity and seems to bring out the worst in people, it's led to some dark places and brought me to sin in the past.
Crazy this video popped up today. I been thinking hard about social media the last couple days. I'm literally wasting my life looking at memes.
I get angry with myself because I stay too long online on Facebook, for instance. I need a break sometimes. That's why I close my account now and then, so I can focus on more important things....Not easy though.
As I was waiting green for the stoplight, my boyfriend was looking through Instagram for a bit. I slowly put my hand in front of his phone, up and down, and he looked up in a puzzled look. He quickly smiled at me, put his phone away and held my hand. I wasn't bothered that he was looking at his phone, but I noticed how he was just focused on scrolling on the social media feed. He later took off Instagram, explaining how draining it is mentally. As for me, I have no interest in any social media besides twitter. But that's only to look at daily quotes from our pope and makeup news. (: May everyone have a blessed Merry Christmas and New Year. God Bless!!
thank you so much for this awesome content!! Yes, social media is a danger if you are not careful.
EXCELLENT! THANK YOU
BLESSINGS ALL THE WAY FROM MONTERREY MEX :)
Happy New Year Everybody !
okay, but how to get off of it?
amazing video and good tips ❤
Hello blessings to everyone in this fantastic new year😀❤️
My job is Social Media. I hate it!! But this year it's going to be calendar business only. Goal be discipline with work post and my life post will become enigmatic for 2019.
Can yall do an episode on "how to defend chastity to friends", particularly in a college campus I feel like everyone assumes that people are sexually active and that chastity is a thing of the past. It would be great hearing what you all think
Too much social media is bad. I timed out from Instagram when I sense I am going to sin. I have timed out from it 2x already and somewhat this Christmas by not posting anything, it’s freeing. I will not hesitate to do this again because social media does not define me. Whatever happens, prayer is my top priority.
First! Lol And it does have me thinking... Maybe I should deactivate my Facebook for a while. I spend so much time on it. This is something I need to pray about.
I was wrestling with the decision to either stop using FB or continue using it or to unfriend those who love to post something that can cause me to sin such as anger, lust, envy and all. In the end I decided to keep my FB because it is the easiest and cheapest method to stay in contact with Family at home, since Im working oversea, and keep in contact with friends in especially updates for events but unfollow those who love to post things that can lead me to sin. That way I am still friends with them and still maintain contact but I wont have to see their posts.
I am only on youtube and I have been trying to skip using that stuff on Sundays. Thx for the vid.
Jackie thank you for posting this, I believe this came at the right time😊❤️
Thanks Jackie. God bless, Proverbs 31
Thank you for your "Tell it like is" podcast. JMJ bless you!
TikTok has become so addicting, like what’s the point of TikTok? I don’t see any reason getting it
Phone zombies. Paul Watson done a great video on this.
Thank you so much! Happy New Year!
It would be great if you could link those sources
I deactivated my Facebook few days ago because I think it causes me to sin.. Facebook has full of negativity. I decided to just watch inspirational videos on UA-cam. Watching homilies of the priest. I learned a lot of good things and loving God more and more every day and loving my enemies as well. I have peace of mind now.
I got rid of all my facebook friends and groups.
Decided I want nerdy boardgames and scale modelling in my feed.
All my friends are either fellow gamers or classmates.
Thanks for this. I needed to hear this
Thanks a lot this really helped me
Great video!
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Amen
I gave up social media for lent and it was the best thing that I could do for myself and mental health! I can’t wait to do it again this year.
Jackie, thanks for your energy and enthusiasm, I think your comments about social media leading to; anger, poor body image and depression are spot on. I'm sad to hear you recommend drugs on this video, you should look up the effect of "anti - depressants" and others on the suicide rate.... what about offering instead: confession, adoration, volunteer in your parish. Being involved in your community is a great way to overcome depression.
She didn't recommend drugs. She stated that a professional mental health person would be able to prescribe them IF NEEDED. As a RN it saddens me that people won't get the help they need even if it means medication. The brain is an organ like any other and sometimes things don't work correctly. Would you refuse dialysis if your kidneys weren't working correctly? Would you refuse antibiotics if your lungs were infected due to swallowing abnormalities? Would you refuse blood pressure medication if your cardiovascular system wasn't working correctly? It's all the same thing.