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When we are browsing through Instagram and Facebook, we forgo the scent of grass, the smile of a stranger or a connection between friends to stare into a screen. We put the present on hold, while time keeps ticking and the day carries on. Time is spent comparing our lives to our 'friends' or broadcasting our own selected highlights to our followers. If I were to scroll down my news feed, I would see a mixture of skinny girls posting provocative photos of themselves, models, celebrities, happy couples and friends hanging out together. All the while I'm wishing I was as skinny as her, as pretty as that girl, I wish that guy would like me and that I wish I could be travelling the world. I want her life. The craving of things we don't have or feelings of missing out are not unfamiliar to most people.I have a friend who is constantly on social media, consequentially she is never fulfilled with her own life and is constantly comparing herself to others. It's unhealthy to base your perception of yourself on other people's lives. Social media becomes like a popularity contest based on how many likes you got on your latest photo or how many followers you have. All this hype seems like an important thing at the time, yet we must remember that it doesn't correlate into anything outside the screen
Too many young people are basing their real world worth on their presence in an non-existent, cyber world. Do yourself a favour and turn take a break.
