“A Dangerous Substance”: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
T he teenager on the other end of the phone struggles with social media, struggles with body shaming and feelings of inadequacy, struggles with depression and anxiety. Since age 10 or 11, when she first started dancing with a youth ballet company, she would pull up Instagram and fixate on other dancers—looking at their bodies, comparing them with hers.
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