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0:17Namaskar friends, I'm Shubhasa, your
0:20course instructor and we are going to
0:23learn lecture two of module 8 of the
0:27stress management course. In this
0:29module, we are discussing about the
0:32harmful effects of excessive social
0:35media use and the ways in which they can
0:38be managed.
0:41Lecture two will extend the drawbacks of
0:46social media use and we will see how we
0:51can counter those harmful impacts of
0:55excessive use of social media.
1:01When we start using social media in a
1:04rather irresponsible manner, it creates
1:08a lot of stress in us.
1:11This stress can be created due to a
1:14number of reasons in which
1:18uh we find that sometimes we get
1:22negative comments from others where we
1:25are expecting appreciation from other
1:29praise from other we get negative
1:31comments regarding our photographs
1:34regarding our opinions regarding the
1:37work we have created.
1:39Similarly,
1:41we can feel pressure to constant
1:44constantly updating our status on
1:48digital platforms.
1:50Many people are very quick in updating
1:54about everything that happens in their
1:57life on WhatsApp, on Facebook and other
2:01digital platforms.
2:03This is al also a kind of pressure that
2:06we feel. What if we do not feel what if
2:11we do not post the update timely as if
2:14we will miss something out. So constant
2:17pressure to keep updating
2:21others about what is happening in our
2:24life is also a source of stress. or
2:28simply attending to the excessive amount
2:31of information which is posted on social
2:35media promptly and be up to date in
2:39doing so is may be another cause of it
2:44may be another cause of stress for
2:47social media usage. Otherwise we will
2:50get comments from others that we do not
2:53check our Facebook account constantly or
2:56we do not change our DPS on WhatsApp
2:59profile and things like that or we have
3:03simply not used our account on X or
3:07Instagram for such a long time whereas
3:09others account are being held so nicely
3:13so promptly and regularly.
3:16So basically it becomes a kind of task
3:19in our life assignment in our life and
3:23the way we feel committed to fulfill
3:26other assignments. We start feeling
3:29committed to do this also failing which
3:32may lead to excessive amount of stress
3:36through social media. Now this stress
3:40which is created due to social media can
3:43greatly affect the physical and mental
3:46health of a person.
3:50If I extend the causes of a stress
3:54I can say that the comparison and
3:57competitiveness
3:59that we do on media platforms can lead
4:03to social media jealousy.
4:06Social media jealousy is simply a
4:09phenomenon where we feel jealous from
4:12others because
4:14what others are showcasing on social
4:17media appears to be far better, far more
4:21attractive than what we have in our
4:24life. They are more beautiful. They are
4:27having materialistic possessions which
4:30are so nice. their house, their outfits,
4:33their car, anything could be a source of
4:36jealousy. Simply their followers, the
4:39number of followers that other people
4:41have can be a source of jealousy for me.
4:45Right? So this constant comparison and
4:49feeling of inadequacy, inferiority from
4:52others put me under great stress and
4:56creates a strong feeling of jealousy
4:58towards other people.
5:01Another source of stress is FOMO. That
5:04is fear of missing out some important
5:08detail, some important notification,
5:11some important message. Therefore, many
5:14people are constantly ready to receive
5:18every single notification, every single
5:21thing which is dropped in their mobile
5:23phone. Constantly checking their
5:26Facebook accounts, WhatsApp and other
5:30platforms like that. So that they must
5:32not miss anything important which
5:36happens there and must be prompt enough
5:39to respond to it properly and timely.
5:45Cyber bullying we have already talked
5:48about in our earlier lecture. So cyber
5:52bullying and online harassment is a big
5:55threat and it has been increasing day by
5:58day with the introduction of AI
6:00mechanisms, AI tools that can be used
6:04for doing several kind of manipulations.
6:08The issue has become so important that
6:11governments are now making rules to deal
6:13with it. And there is a whole separate
6:17cyber security cell in an operates for
6:21cyber crimes only. So this is enough to
6:25give you a feel of how important or
6:28significant this problem has become.
6:31Then people may develop unrealistic
6:35expectations towards life
6:39as a result of the idealized portrayal
6:42of others lives on platforms.
6:46It is simply
6:48like how nice we feel when we see the
6:53parties and uh events on uh social media
6:58or in television of film stars and
7:01television stars how happy how contented
7:04they look and the very next morning we
7:08find that some of them has committed a
7:10suicide. So a person who was so happy,
7:14who was so contented, who was so
7:16satisfied, what becomes the reason of
7:20committing suicide overnight?
7:23Basically,
7:24some people are good at hiding their
7:27true emotions and stress in front of
7:30others. And in general all of us have a
7:34tendency to put our best foot forward if
7:38we are dealing with others if we are in
7:41front of others. So we portray ourself,
7:44we carry out ourself in a very
7:47idealized, very standard manner which
7:50may be taken as the true reality of our
7:53lives by other people and they may also
7:57develop some unrealistic expectations
8:00towards life which is probably not
8:03possible to be fulfilled but it becomes
8:07a source of stress in their lives.
8:11Similarly,
8:13development of anxiety and depression is
8:16common
8:18and they are soon accompanied by
8:21disturbances in our daily routines. For
8:24example, sleep disturbances are also
8:27common. If somebody overuses the screens
8:32and the platforms, it affects the
8:35overall mental health along with the
8:38total time which he or she uh schedules
8:43for sleeping. It it reduces the overall
8:47sleep quality and sleep time
8:50significantly
8:51creating many more problems. Then there
8:55may be problems with the self-esteem
8:58because of the comparison because of the
9:01competition with others because of
9:03developing jealousy for others or maybe
9:06because of developing some unrealistic
9:09expectations in my life that cannot be
9:12fulfilled thereby leading to a low level
9:15of self-esteem and self-confidence.
9:19Similarly, social isolation is a big
9:22problem. People who are having hundreds
9:26of Facebook friends, who are having
9:29thousands of followers can be very alone
9:33in their real life because they have
9:36enveloped themselves completely with the
9:39social platforms and digital platforms
9:42and virtual world instead of making
9:45connections with people who are there in
9:49their real life. So in the time of need
9:53nobody is there around them and of
9:56course the virtual friends are not able
9:58to help them. Even people don't know the
10:02reality of these people with whom they
10:05have become virtual friends. Many of
10:08them might have faked their identity and
10:12operating their accounts in a different
10:14name with a different kind of profile.
10:18So such kind of things are often
10:21experienced by people because they
10:24become very very lonely practically even
10:28if they have hundreds and thousands of
10:31virtual friends.
10:36However, one should not be disappointed
10:39or disheartened because there are
10:42certain ways in which we can control the
10:46negative consequences of the use of
10:49social media.
10:51We cannot eliminate the use of social
10:54media from our life because it is really
10:57advantageous also. It serves many
11:00purposes and during COVID 19 when there
11:04was a complete lockdown and people were
11:06not able to meet each other physically.
11:09We all have seen the power of virtual
11:13world in making connections in bringing
11:16people close to each other maybe not
11:19physically in a virtual life all only
11:24still we had a feeling of being together
11:27through these platforms only. So
11:29eliminating these platforms completely
11:32from our lives from the life of our
11:35children is not possible at all. What
11:38can be done is a proper management so
11:42that we can maximize their advantages
11:45and minimize their disadvantages.
11:48So here I have summarized a few things
11:52that can be done to minimize the harmful
11:55effects of social media and manage the
11:59stress created through it successfully.
12:04First thing is establishing barriers.
12:08Establishing barriers means putting up
12:11boundaries
12:13of what?
12:15of the time for which we are going to
12:18use social media. So first thing that we
12:23all must do is to fix up a time of using
12:28screen or social media or posting on
12:31Facebook or updating WhatsApp whatever
12:33we want. This should not be spread over
12:37whole day or this should not be a a
12:41continuous intermittent activity in
12:44between the important assignments that
12:46we do. So there must be time blocking
12:50for it that after 20 or 30 minutes of
12:54serious work when I'll take 5 minutes
12:57break I can use this break for using
13:00social media but still it is risky
13:04because many times we fail to observe
13:07this limit of using screen time and we
13:11decide that we will simply use it for 5
13:13minutes and those 5 minutes get
13:15converted into 15 minutes and then 50
13:18minutes without being aware of it. So uh
13:23we one must be very particular in
13:25observing limits on screen time. Then we
13:29must schedule breaks. Continuous use of
13:32social media is harmful. Uh so we can
13:36schedule breaks in between.
13:39Moreover, we must remind ourselves that
13:44people are posting filtered contents
13:47over here. So whatever is posted on the
13:50Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp may not
13:54represent the reality of other person's
13:57life. Therefore, one must not get into
14:02competition and comparison with others
14:05on the basis of what is being posted by
14:09them on social media. This can help us
14:13reducing the unnecessary anxiety and
14:17pressure.
14:20We can also f focus on fostering the
14:23real life networks along with the
14:27virtual networks that we create on such
14:30platforms. So maybe we can have hundreds
14:33of Facebook friends but we must not
14:36ignore five of the real life friends
14:39which are real friends that can help you
14:41in the time of need. So as we dedicate
14:45time for maintaining relationships over
14:48mass media, social media, virtual world,
14:52we must also dedicate some time to
14:54foster our relationships in real life
14:57also by calling people, by meeting
15:01people, by doing activities that can be
15:04shared by uh many other people also.
15:08This will help us from becoming alone
15:11and isolated from other people.
15:15We can also search for assistance if we
15:18are not able to do it ourselves.
15:22We can ask our friend or family members
15:26to assist in limiting our screen time.
15:29Maybe after 10 minutes uh my sibling or
15:33my mother or my daughter can come and
15:36remind me that now the 10 minutes are
15:39over and you are not supposed to use the
15:42screen anymore.
15:46So these were some small steps can that
15:50can provide relief from the stress
15:52created by excessive use of social
15:55media.
15:57Let us review of what we have learned in
16:00this lecture.
16:03Uh we have learned about the social
16:06media induced stress which can affect us
16:10physically as well as mentally.
16:13We looked for the reasons of such stress
16:17and we found that social media jealousy,
16:21FOMO, anxiety and cyber bullying, online
16:26harassment, unrealistic expectations,
16:29all these can be reasons behind the
16:32intense stress created due to social
16:36media use. And we also talked about some
16:41steps that can be taken as a corrective
16:45measure which help us to reduce the
16:49stress and anxiety
16:51associated with the use of social media.
16:57Here are the references that you can go
17:00through for further reading.
17:05some more books that can be consulted.
17:12Thank you very much for your patient
17:15listening. Thank you.

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