Chemical Effect
In this article we will answer a
few questions about the effects that Facebook has on us. The questions will
include the physical mental and chemical negative aspects.
Is it possible to get addicted
to Facebook?
How
does face book affect our mental health?
There
are numerous studies that conclude many frequent users of Facebook suffer from
depression, envy, anxiety and show more infidelity than less frequent users. By
constantly seeing what everyone else is doing we are make ourselves compare
ourselves to others. This includes body image, e.g. we are constantly hearing
and seeing the Kardashians. This affects the way we see ourselves because we
force ourselves to believe that we have to have an hour glass figure, we have
to have flawless skin and perfect makeup. Another way we compare ourselves is
our social lives. We are always seeing what everyone else is doing. They could
be out on a date with their significant other or hanging out with their
friends. So if you’re sitting at home single and alone it can make you feel
horrible and that their life is better than yours.
How does Facebook affect us physically?
The
most popular way of using Facebook among our generation is to use our phones.
The average person spends around two to four hours a day looking at their
phones. Looking down at their devices is the equivalent to having an eight year
old sitting on your head while you check your messages.
Over
time the frequent exposure to the blue light coming out of our phones can
damage the retina. It can also have an impact on your sleeping habits.
Looking at your phone before you go to sleep can disrupt the hormone melatonin
and disrupts the circadian rhythm which decreases the amount of time spent in a
deep sleep, which is linked to the development of diabetes, obesity and cancer.
In
conclusion there are a lot of negative effects from using Facebook frequently,
they include addiction, effects on your mental and physical health. We have
covered the affects that Facebook has on our brain, our mental health and our
physical health.
By Hannah
Lawrence-McNeill and Riley Gunn