Control The Duration Of The Use Of Social Media You To Maintain Mental Health

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JAKARTA - Uncontrollable social media can cause mental health problems, one of which is attention issues. Clinical psychologist from the University of Indonesia A. Kasandra Putranto appealed to influencers or influencers and other users to be able to control the duration of using social media.

"Uncontrolled use of social media can cause mental health problems, such as anxiety, decreased self-esteem, and attention problems," Kasandra said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 24.

Not only for general users, Kasandra also said that this could also pose a risk to influencers or influencers who are required to spend a lot of time using social media.

This brings risks to influencers who are required to spend a lot of their time on social media. Not only that, the existence of this risk also exists with social media users. Therefore, it is important for influencers and users to control their social media activities, for example by limiting screen time," Kasandra appealed.

On the other hand, Deputy Dean for Education, Research and Student Affairs of the Faculty of Psychology UI Dicky Chresthover Peluppesy, S.Psi, M.D.S., Ph.D also suggested that people should not focus on social media.

Because social media is just a virtual world. People also need to interact with those closest to them such as friends, family, and teachers.

Social media is in the virtual world. While we also have real life, everyday life. There are our friends, family, friends, teachers, lecturers, those are also people who can also be our sources of information. Not only social media," said Dicky.

"This means, in the midst of a possible gadget attack, it's easy for us to get internet access, don't forget, we are actually still present in the real world," reminded Dicky Chresthover.