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In the current circumstances of the pandemic, virtually everyone should take precautions for themselves and others, and stay at home whenever possible. By resorting to such measures, many people began to use their gadgets, and in particular social networks, more often than usual to entertain themselves in difficult times of self-isolation. However, such spending time can have a negative effect on the human body as a whole, which is what the article below tells about.

The article indicates that there are harmful consequences for a person's mental health with regular viewing of the feed of social networks. Such actions can potentially lead to anxiety, depression, addiction, and other psychological disorders. But here are a few cases that occurred this year during the quarantine period:

During self-isolation, the viewing time of screen content increased significantly. Since users spend most of their time in front of a monitor, tablet, or phone in the evening, we can conclude that the amount of content consumed has also increased at a later time. As you know, in the late hours, before going to bed, we need to exclude all sources of artificial light so that our brain, producing melatonin signals the body that it's time to get ready for sleep. However, the problem is that the screens of gadgets glow, thereby delaying the natural process of going to sleep and, as a result, make people sleep inadequate, people do not get enough sleep, which can also lead to a variety of negative consequences.

The article also mentions information overload, but it is mentioned in the context of a pandemic. For example, negative news can negatively affect your mental state, because we ourselves may face, for example, restrictions due to the coronavirus (closure of many establishments, the bankruptcy of numerous businesses, curfews, and others). Therefore, it would be nice to limit yourself from unnecessary, negative, and garbage information in order to prevent all negative consequences. Since this topic is the topic of my blog, I considered it important to show this article for the reason that at the end there are several ways to self-restrict to minimize negative and unnecessarily entertaining content.

References: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/editorials-columns/overuse-of-social-media-during-pandemic-impacts-mental-health