In the XXI century social networks are the order of the day, someone who for example does not have a Instagram profile it is “old-fashioned.” Young people, especially, spend the day glued to their mobile phone and with it to this social network. However, many are not aware of the dangers surrounding these acquaintances “stories”To your life, your self-esteem and most importantly, your mental health.
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Filters affect your mental health and self-esteem
When we talk about the application of Instagram it is inevitable not to think about the “stories” of our profile, which last 24 hours. When your camera appears within the application you have the option to put some filters to improve photography, such as making us more silky skin, hiding pimples and even changing the color of hair and eyes. And let’s face it, we’ve all done it at one time or another. Well this may have serious consequences on your mental health with effects like:
- Emotional instability: A filter will not be able to fix your bad day, so you must be aware and try to always look good, or get something good out of that image of the day.
- Encourage insecurities: When you change your eyes or skin with filters of Instagram, you consider that everything that is actually part of you, you do not want to be. This creates a great insecurity and disagreement with your own body and features.
- You can’t accept yourself as you are: In the event that you look better with a filter on your face than in the mirror itself, you should consider that situation, as it can get worse.
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“A new disease full of obsessive compulsive disorders”
Medical studies identified the use of filters with the so-called obsessive compulsive disorders, also called Spapchat Dysmorphia (application of filters Snapchat). It is a extreme concern with the physique, which leads that affected person to obsess over all the details of their body. He does not accept his traits and this leads him to very serious psychological problems.
The fact of showing a kind of fake life It generates a pressure that sometimes is not entirely bearable since we observe that others, when uploading everything about their life, have no problems. In fact, it is the opposite. We live in a constant dictatorship of the image.
To use filters to have fun is fine, but we should not do it to compare ourselves or hide from someone. It is important to maintain our self-esteem and lead a life without filters, and remember, what is not published is what is most enjoyed!
Ten tricks that will help you improve your self-esteem
The psychologist, psychotherapist and president of the Spanish Society of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (SEMPYP), Begoña Aznárez, shows us some tricks to improve our self-esteem:
- Put on the bathroom mirror a post-it with the phrase “I am enough”, and repeat it every morning.
- Ask your people what are the best qualities they see in you and contrast them with what you see.
- Don’t believe everything you think.
- Remember the person who in your childhood looked at you with the most love and that he loved you unconditionally. Place an object that reminds you of that person in a regular place.
- Think about what others say about you and assume it has to do with themselves.
- Make a list with your strengths and points for improvementr.
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