Addicted To Social Media? Inadequate For Life?

We hope you come to our facebook page and our website for news and information but we don’t expect you to live there.  In fact, those who spend too much time on line may be doing so because they feel inadequate for real life!   A new study shows that those addicted to social media tend to struggle with self esteem. The U.K. Daily Mail reports on a study of 5,000 people which reveals a third of respondents believe they are not living up to their full potential, but among social media users that number jumped up to 56 percent.

In fact, one in three men between ages of 25 and 34 said they wish that they were more like the person they portray themselves to be on social media. Many respondents also admitted they felt they were not attractive enough, or successful enough after comparing themselves to social media "friends."

Study leaders say social media usage has created a culture of comparison among today's young people. They say they’ve observed a sense by some that satisfaction with one's life is equated with complacency.  Today social media addict lives a life where the goal is to be in a permanent state of improvement, always striving for something better.