The net vs the mental health

 The net vs the mental health

You see, the mind, actually, is the head of the body, just that it is not physical and thankfully it is not😅👍

The brain is just an organ that helps us decipher this 🫳 from that 🫴but the mind, it is that which will tell you what to do. Just here will we ask ourselves; "Is my mind my conscience?"

We were going to talk about our mental health and the net (social media), don't forget 😉

Now, our brain, mind and mental health are all interconnected and it would be incomplete treating this topic without them all. Let's start off with understanding the connection between these 3.

As earlier stated, the brain is just an organ that helps we humans decipher this 🫳 from that 🫴. It is this human intelligence that makes humans superior to animals- note that🙂👍

The mind is the not-so-physical structure of the brain embedded in we humans. By not-so-physical, I mean your mind is that whatever 😂 that tells you what to do even after your brain has told you what to do.

*I don't know if we see where I'm coming from and where I'm headed*

The mind is what will tell you not to lie to your friend even knowing that it will cost the friendship... and just here again would you ask yourself "Is my mind my conscience?" 🤔😂

Now to mental health... It is simply the total well being of every these and those relating to our psych. The mental health is what showcases how we think, handle situations and even how we view things.

 

Social media vs mental health

First to say on this is "with the way the world is going now, we are seeming to forget that DIGITAL FOOTPRINT IS REALLY SOMETHING REAL... Yeah I said that right. In this computer age that we are in, it is impossible to live without the social media. You'll be termed backward if you don't use the net (but actually what else could you be using your phone for in this age?). We need the social media for everything we do but then we should always have  back of our minds this saying the African parents would always say to their children that: "you should be the one controlling your phone and not your phone controlling you"... not even talking about time management now *me practicing my lines as an African mother already😂🤭

The social media is so within our reach now that children 😭 who aren't meant to be there are already controlling the social media of their choice through whatever content they post.

Many a times, we've seen or heard people who take a 3,6 months or even a year break from social media. Why? It definitely was messing with their heads and they felt a break was the right option... The net is wild, isn't it? 🌝

We have a lot of social media platforms and don't we feel there's always a reason for always asking for our interests before creating any account on these platforms? Social media is not a tool for destruction. It is just a tool for communication, networking, entertainment and many more fgs😭🤲

Also, is it just me but a person's FYP tells what kind of thinking he/she has, if not accurately but a clue. Having an FYP with people flaunting their cars and money and then there's you in your little world, feeling all down because you don't have cars and money like you see on the net.

OR

Having an FYP with so many humorous contents would definitely leave you with a very good sense of humor... even off the net.

The social media is what we use almost all the time. It is what we see and what we see is what gets registered to the brain and this affects our way of thinking, way of life and also our way of attending to problems, or situations rather.

To have a mental health that's healthy,

*First of, start with being interested in beneficial people online and not those who will pressure you into doing what you shouldn't... Let's move from finances to emotions

I personally feel the internet (social media) should be a space to ease your mind when you feel stressed out or worked up and not where to run to to watch people "speak your mind". For instance, a person suffering from poor emotional treatment at home running to the net to watch sad videos. How does that tend to help? And then your mind gets messed with some sad a** quotes you decide to live by... Do we get what I'm trying to put out???

* Second, you have to unlearn to learn new things. Your mind can't be stuck on something and still be opened FULLY to something else. You've got to delete certain things from your mind to be able to accept your new “acceptables”. Without this stage, efforts to change your mentality via the internet would be void!!

* Next, learn new habits i.e. try following new people, get interested in and so on and see how it goes on with you.

Try finding this out in a month or two and you feel or you see it doesn't sit well with you, don't forget our step 2... Unlearning to learn something new

* Lastly, do not hesitate to seek advice/help when you feel these things aren't working out for you. Yeah, of course, things don't work out the way we want sometimes.

And then, self deceit should be eliminated from the mind. You notice people cringe or squint their eyes when you speak or give a suggestion, take the above steps and they don't still work, seek help. You'd definitely find it and adjust to your new self 😉🫶