About this episode

The episode explores the impact of social media on mental health through personal reflections and research comparisons.

We broke the century mark and to celebrate we're revisiting the topic of mental health and social media. This time I turn the focus on myself and two good friends as we take a critical look at our own usage and how we feel it impacts our own mood and behavior, for better or worse. To add a professional and scientific element to the show we compare our habits to published research on the correlation between social media use, irritability, depression, anxiety and mental health.

People in this episode

Host: Bradley van Paridon

Topics covered

• mental health
• social media
• self-reflection
• behavior
• research

Keywords

• social media diet
• mental health
• irritability
• depression
• anxiety
• behavior
• research

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