Livia Kent writes in “Editor’s Note” in the July/August, 2023 issue of the Psychotherapy Networker: We all know social media inundates teens with images of “perfect” bodies and glittering social lives, while spewing comparisons and judgments like so much toxic confetti. How much does this play into rising rates of teen anxiety and depression, or the unprecedented rates of suicide and suicidal ideation? Dare I even ask that question? It seems too simple to place all the blame on social media, which, after all, has a salutary side.
Media consumption as a key component of wellness.
Media consumption as a key component of…
Media consumption as a key component of wellness.
Livia Kent writes in “Editor’s Note” in the July/August, 2023 issue of the Psychotherapy Networker: We all know social media inundates teens with images of “perfect” bodies and glittering social lives, while spewing comparisons and judgments like so much toxic confetti. How much does this play into rising rates of teen anxiety and depression, or the unprecedented rates of suicide and suicidal ideation? Dare I even ask that question? It seems too simple to place all the blame on social media, which, after all, has a salutary side.