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Social media At first glance, I don't feel addicted to social media. I have accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn, VKontakte and Instagram. But I use them from time to time. Getting information is more important for me than sharing one. Some psychologists say that it's not really a good approach, especially for your self-esteem. It's better to be a 'content creator'. Because scrolling through all these nice pictures of someone's life and comparing yourself with them, may lead to emotional problems or even cause depression. But I think you can avoid these problems if you are reasonable, modest and don't let it become an addiction. You should filter your groups, acquaintances and other sources of information, if you want to take profit from social media. Information should teach and inspire you, be useful and valuable, and lead to personal development. And quality of information is my biggest problem in these self-isolating times. It's really difficult for me to stop being online and searching for new information. I'm working remotely now and straight after my working hours I just close my working laptop, open my personal one and lose track of time. So many important and useful things remain unresolved, my flat is neglected and finally I feel stressed. Yes, I do it because of my anxiety, because I'm not able to get accurate information from official sources here, in Belarus. And finally, I do that because I just want to find something positive, some kind of magic advice that will make me calm down and resolve all global problems at least =) I need to face the truth, the best option for me now is just to stay at home, be careful and positive, and keep doing routine that allows me to calm my mind and keep my hands busy. It depends on me, it's my contribution to my family well-being and it allows not to lose the ground under my feet.

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On the face of it, I don't feel addicted to social media. I have accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn, VKontakte and Instagram but I only use them from time to time. Getting information is more important for me than sharing it. Some psychologists say that it's not really a good approach, especially for your self-esteem. It's better to be a 'content creator' because scrolling through all these nice pictures of someone's life and comparing yourself with them, may lead to emotional problems or even cause depression.

But I think you can avoid these problems if you are reasonable, modest and don't let it become an addiction. You should filter your groups, acquaintances and other sources of information, if you want to take profit from social media. Information should teach and inspire you, be useful and valuable, and lead to personal development.

Quality of information is my biggest problem in these self-isolating times. It's really difficult for me to stop being online and searching for new information. I'm working remotely now and straight after my working hours I just close my working laptop, open my personal one and lose track of time.

So many important and useful things remain unresolved. My flat is neglected and then I feel stressed. Yes, I do it because of my anxiety, because I'm not able to get accurate information from official sources here, in Belarus. Finally, I do it because I just want to find something positive, some kind of magic advice that will make me calm down and resolve all global problems at leas.t =)

I need to face the truth, the best option for me now is just to stay at home, be careful and positive, and keep following a routine that allows me to calm my mind and keep my hands busy. It depends on me. It's my contribution to my family well-being and it allows not to lose the ground under my feet.

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