Instagram is the most dangerous social media network encouraging people to commit suicide – Psychologist

Instagram is the most dangerous social media network encouraging people to commit suicide – Psychologist

A Psychology Lecturer at the university of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Dankwa has bemoaned the negative impact of social media, especially Instagram on the youth.

According to the UG don, social media posts set unrealistic expectations, creating feelings of inadequacy and low self esteem.

In an interview with Andy Asante Okyere on Radio Univers, he revealed that some people are overly sentimental and affected by what others say, as a result, if such person post a photo on Instagram and someone purposefully comments negatively on the photo, it results in suicidal thoughts of the person.

” If you read about the suicide research, scholars have published that social media platform like Instagram is one of the most dangerous for suicidal cases”, the psychologist said. ” Because Instagram is a picture sharing site. So is about body image, there are people who are enticed by what people say about them. So when such a person post a picture and receives a negative comment, maybe, not twice, it then results in suicidal thoughts. That’s called cyber bullying. Such cases are worst in the developed countries because of a lot of the youth committed suicide base on what people probably told them on social media “.

He added, “not only social media allows for self expression. It is linked to high rates bullying, anxiety, despair, and FOMO in young people

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SOURCE: Filasconews.com/Andy Asante Okyere@Radio Universe