social media and defining attraction
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I don't usually have a problem feeling less than due to social media. It seems like a problem you are personally dealing with. If something is giving you trouble then cut it out. Or take a break from it. Use that time to figure out why you are so strongly affected by strangers online about your self worth.
I would not spend too much time on social media, its a time waster and you're better off improving yourself via learning, exercise or spending time with those you care about....
social media is mostly artificial.....people can easily make-up stuff and post it on social media just to create a frenzy or "trend" but if you think about it most "trends" on twitter or facebook are idiotic....no sane person would follow their so called "suggestions".....
bottom line use your head don't let social media dictate/imprint on your life....
social media is mostly artificial.....people can easily make-up stuff and post it on social media just to create a frenzy or "trend" but if you think about it most "trends" on twitter or facebook are idiotic....no sane person would follow their so called "suggestions".....
bottom line use your head don't let social media dictate/imprint on your life....
I think that this is great advice. If you are feeling upset during or after engaging with social media, it's definitely time to take a break.
One of the things that I notice with social media is that I have to remind myself we tend to post only the good things - an awesome trip, VIP tickets to an fun concert, making homemade organic granola for a kid's school snack - there are a million examples! However, we rarely post when spill our coffee (usually on white clothing!), make a major mistake at work, are struggling with finances, etc.
It is important for me to remember that I'm only seeing what that person wants me to see about his or her life, not the whole picture. If I was seeing the whole picture, I would probably realize that our lives are pretty equal and that I shouldn't feel less than someone else.
Plus, we have to remember that our lives on earth - and social media - aren't what it's all about.
One of the things that I notice with social media is that I have to remind myself we tend to post only the good things - an awesome trip, VIP tickets to an fun concert, making homemade organic granola for a kid's school snack - there are a million examples! However, we rarely post when spill our coffee (usually on white clothing!), make a major mistake at work, are struggling with finances, etc.
It is important for me to remember that I'm only seeing what that person wants me to see about his or her life, not the whole picture. If I was seeing the whole picture, I would probably realize that our lives are pretty equal and that I shouldn't feel less than someone else.
Plus, we have to remember that our lives on earth - and social media - aren't what it's all about.
This has nothing to do with other people.
If you feel secure in Christ, and who you are, and where you're headed... then you shouldn't be feeling bad about who you are.
Social media didn't create braggarts, nor did it create insecurity, doubt, and fear.
These issues have been around forever.
And no matter how successful you are, there will always be people more successful... who will stand around bragging.
What do those people have to do with you?
Nothing.
So the issue is all about feeling secure in Christ, and who he made you to be, and what he put you here to do.
It's good to achieve things, and accomplish things... but that isn't to be what we live for, or where we place our own value.
J
The internet is just a man made luxury for either communication with others or entertainment of some form(even some things that shouldn't be there in my opinion)
The internet depending on what you want from it can be good or bad,because say you don't have a series of an old show you liked,you could watch an episode on youtube most likely which can be good to cheer yourself up but there are some down sides the most common perhaps now is "cyber bullying" the internet makes it somewhat faster for someone to converse with someone and therefore it's easy to get uplifted or hurt emotion wise,especially considering that you can be criticized by more than just a few people at a time,it's always good to remember that the internet is nothing more than "a tool" it has no will of it's own you can turn off a social media device at anytime,log out from a site,or if someone is persistinh to harass you and it's getting to you in a site like this you can click ignore so as to not see what the person says so as to not have the feeling of hurt.
Many people and children tend to get "overreliant" on technology and so begin to forget that there is more to life than just entertainment or texting,it's often better if one has the opportunity to "talk" to people rather than putting one's life hanging upon something as simple as a text,with "verbal conversation" you can get a better grasp of how someone feels.
With any kind of socializing whether social media or not it's best to think on what God thinks of you"not people" so that you don't leave yourself vulnerable to get hurt by words,and also yes many who have provided you with advice are correct people can "fool a person" electronically posing to be something or someone they aren't,social media especially concerning the internet is what one could call a "grey area" or "place of confusion"and uncertainty",and sometimes even worse "a place of no accountability" because though people can be found out and punished for harassing someone or stealing personal information or so on,the internet since technically "noone owns it" a person can sometimes be cruel in someway to someone and not get punished,because with all the ways to make fake accounts and email addresses a person unfortunately may do something horrible and perhaps only the individual that they sought to hurt ends up with pain and suffering,just don't let social media decide how you feel about yourself because people can be cruel put your faith in God and not let your life be about what people say through technology,if you give people enough time they will try to find something wrong with you that isn't there,and delight in it because they can "be cowards" hiding behind a computer instead of speaking to someone "face to face",have God lead you and protect you and you'll be fine.
The internet depending on what you want from it can be good or bad,because say you don't have a series of an old show you liked,you could watch an episode on youtube most likely which can be good to cheer yourself up but there are some down sides the most common perhaps now is "cyber bullying" the internet makes it somewhat faster for someone to converse with someone and therefore it's easy to get uplifted or hurt emotion wise,especially considering that you can be criticized by more than just a few people at a time,it's always good to remember that the internet is nothing more than "a tool" it has no will of it's own you can turn off a social media device at anytime,log out from a site,or if someone is persistinh to harass you and it's getting to you in a site like this you can click ignore so as to not see what the person says so as to not have the feeling of hurt.
Many people and children tend to get "overreliant" on technology and so begin to forget that there is more to life than just entertainment or texting,it's often better if one has the opportunity to "talk" to people rather than putting one's life hanging upon something as simple as a text,with "verbal conversation" you can get a better grasp of how someone feels.
With any kind of socializing whether social media or not it's best to think on what God thinks of you"not people" so that you don't leave yourself vulnerable to get hurt by words,and also yes many who have provided you with advice are correct people can "fool a person" electronically posing to be something or someone they aren't,social media especially concerning the internet is what one could call a "grey area" or "place of confusion"and uncertainty",and sometimes even worse "a place of no accountability" because though people can be found out and punished for harassing someone or stealing personal information or so on,the internet since technically "noone owns it" a person can sometimes be cruel in someway to someone and not get punished,because with all the ways to make fake accounts and email addresses a person unfortunately may do something horrible and perhaps only the individual that they sought to hurt ends up with pain and suffering,just don't let social media decide how you feel about yourself because people can be cruel put your faith in God and not let your life be about what people say through technology,if you give people enough time they will try to find something wrong with you that isn't there,and delight in it because they can "be cowards" hiding behind a computer instead of speaking to someone "face to face",have God lead you and protect you and you'll be fine.