Do you think that social media has created new mental illnesses?

[jonathanprizant]

“Internet addiction” has been documented as a real disorder by many medical institutions for around a decade now. I think many of the people that become obsessed with social media have underlying impulsivity/dependency issues, and it’s not very different than gambling or pornography addiction.

[redditnathaniel]

I still haven’t seen or experienced social media without the likes count. That in particular causes a lot of the problems

[JesusWasANarcissist]

Nah, it just gave those with a mental illness a voice.

[giddyrobin]

Just the people that manage them….

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