How Instagram likes affect the psyche

Psychologists have long revealed that social media can affect a person’s mental health, that is, their psyche, in one way or another. Almost any social network influences a person’s behaviour. However, among many others, researchers have singled out the social network Instagram. The negative impact on the psyche is expressed in the emergence of suicidal thoughts, the formation of inferiority complexes and so on.

How Instagram has changed people’s lives

Of course, the emergence of the network allowed people to share photos, save bright moments and correspond with friends, but over time, many began to compete with each other, distorting the picture of real life. The evaluation of posts is done through ‘likes‘. It is believed that the more ‘likes’ a user posts, the more meaningful they are to society. Many reject this version, but the platform’s own representatives acknowledge it.

Social media interferes with coordination and time management

These days, it’s hard to tear yourself away from your smartphone screen. This applies not only to young people, but also to part of the adult population. Sitting on social networks while you are in traffic, on the underground or at school has become the norm.

Lingering in social networks can slow down the development of mental areas that perform the function of self-control. For this reason, some people, after logging into a social network for 2-3 minutes, may end up spending an entire day on it. But how to deal with it?

At the moment, modern phones have a “screen time” feature. It keeps track of app activity over a period of time. You can limit the allowable time limit, and when it is exhausted, some apps will be unavailable until the next day. In many ways this can help you coordinate your energy and focus on something.

Forming complexes

According to multiple surveys and studies, more than half of users are concerned about their body inferiority or some other flaw in their appearance. While browsing through social media feeds, a person develops false standards of beauty, which can negatively affect their self-esteem.

This is equivalent to going to the bank and seeing other people’s accounts. Comparing the number of digits on their balance with your own, you will momentarily feel a strange feeling of dissatisfaction with yourself. Social media works the same way!