Social Media and Depression:A Review

Researches reveal that positive as well as negative association exists between media and mental health. We use media for education, entertainment and communication purpose. But when we use social media due to uncontrolled desire, stay online for long hours, we connect with other people through social media instead of social relation, we feel social, behavioural, emotional, intellectual discomfort but still we use social media, we call it internet addiction. And internet addiction is positively associated with depression. Cyber bulling, mean comments, cyber stalking, online teasing are the reasons behind this positive relationship of social media and depression. Mental illnesses are the common disease worldwide, in which depression is main. When an individual lost pleasure in daily routine activities, loss of appetite, loss of sleep, especially early in the morning a person wakes up, experience depressed mood, feeling hopeless, feeling worthlessness, feeling guilty himself/herself, poor concentration and thoughts of commit suicide are the symptoms of depression. In children symptoms are sadness, irritability, physical complaints (toothache, head ache, stomach ache) separation anxiety. There are many reasons leads to depression such as death of loved one, ending of a romantic relationship, job losing, poverty, obstacle in the path of goal and unfulfilled desires. Depression is the main cause of suicide in India as well as in the world. Suicide rates are high in younger generation. 7th April is World Health Day, we should serve our nation by helping the depressive people to overcome. Depression is not a stigma. Anybody can suffer from this mental disorder , don't feel shame to talk about your problems. Live this beautiful life with happiness, and find your happiness to help other, to erase someone's sadness with the slogan "Let's Talk".