Issue link: https://blog.providence.org/i/1009460
Hopelab & Well Being Trust 92 Appendix "I feel like I am not good enough compared to other people. I often look at other people['s] pages and compare myself to them." – 19 year-old White female "Usually friends post happy things - getting together with others, accomplishments, bragging - I don't always want to see it when I'm feeling down about myself so I stay off social media." – 14 year-old White female "Being broke but seeing your friends go out to fun places or eat but [you] can't join because [you have] no money or just seeing how successful they are while you struggle just to get by." – 21 year-old Latino male "Sometimes I feel "too connected" because I feel like I am not getting the space I need from people to re-energize when I am around people constantly and then having to respond to snaps and messages." – 22 year-old White female "It shows me that other people are living their life while I'm on social media doing nothing." – 14-year-old Black female "I feel like I never have anything to update because I am boring and my life isn't interesting to people and I don't want to annoy people." – 22 year-old White female "Social media just reminds me of all the horrible things that are happening in our world right now." – 20 year-old Latina female "Whenever I'm having an anxiety attack I have to put down my phone and calm down." – 22 year-old Black female "I scroll through feeds of everyone having fun with each other while I'm stuck at home doing nothing about it." – 15 year-old White male "I stop after posting some sad negative stuff and find an actual friend to meet with in person." – 17 year-old White female "Social media, most times, makes things worse simply because I have told myself time and time again that I wouldn't spend so much time mindlessly scrolling through other people's lives. On a very rare occasion is something made worse due to actual content on social media." – 22 year-old White female "People are always travelling and I'm busy cleaning toilets." – 22 year-old White male "Generally if it makes me feel worse it is because I am seeing people that are doing "better" than I am in whichever ways I'm feeling bad about at that moment. Sometimes I am aware of how bad it makes me feel but I keep using it just because I want to continue my self-loathing." – 22 year-old Black female "I see people that seem happier than I am. I stop after posting some sad negative stuff and find an actual friend to meet with in person." – 17-year-old White female "Social media, most times, makes things worse simply because I have told myself time and time again that I wouldn't spend so much time mindlessly scrolling through other people's lives. On a very rare occasion is something made worse due to actual content on social media." – 22-year-old White female "It is hard to measure up to what people post. They are always busier than me and more popular. Try to post more so people will reply." – 14-year-old White male In Their Own Words Teens and young adults on the negative aspects of using social media when feeling depressed, stressed, or anxious