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19-02-2019 08:33 PM
19-02-2019 08:33 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
Hi everyone, sorry I'm late joining the conversation, I was out watering the garden, then feeding my cats and getting myself a meal. If you hear crunching, that's me eating celery 😄
I'm in my mid-50s and I use social media a lot, and am really grateful for the connections I've made online.
Apart from getting pulled into the time-eating vortex of FB, twitter, and IG, and the way that can stop me doing other things, the main thing I find bad for my mental health on social media is seeing distressing things about people suffering, animal neglect or abuse, horrible politics (likehuman rights abuses), or environmental disasters -- droughts, floods, bushfires, etc.
I do my best to avoid stories and particularly images of animal abuse, but with other things like politics and environmental issues, I want to know what's happening and share information, particularly if it's not being covered in mainstream media.
So I have to find a balance between sharing important information, and protecting my mental health.
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19-02-2019 08:35 PM
19-02-2019 08:35 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
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19-02-2019 08:35 PM
19-02-2019 08:35 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
Love this post! @greenspace You are right in terms of news stories it can be incredible confronting too. There is a British organisation I follow on FB and Insta called "Positive News". I find their content offsets a lot of the heavier stuff 🙂
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19-02-2019 08:38 PM
19-02-2019 08:38 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
Mutual interests, mutual friends (on or offline), conversations in FB discussions, then friending on FB...
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19-02-2019 08:40 PM
19-02-2019 08:40 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
Alright wonderful humans.. the final Question tonight is for @holly299 🙂 I would encourage you to chime in if you feel it relates.
How did you get to where you are today with maintaining your
mental health whilst using Facebook, IG etc? Was there a
defining moment in your journey?
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19-02-2019 08:41 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
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19-02-2019 08:47 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
Also I follow accounts that post/tweet cute animals, art, and interesting science, to make sure I get some happy vibes every day
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19-02-2019 08:48 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
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19-02-2019 08:49 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
@greenspace definitely follow my fair share of animal accounts too! Always a good booster for the mental health
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19-02-2019 08:50 PM
19-02-2019 08:50 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Symptoms of Social Media - Looking after our Mental Health online // Tues 19th Feb, 7pm AEDT
Yes @greenspace animals and art! Total wellbeing winner!