The TED Talk above, hosted by Bailey Parnell, starts off with the "internal monologue of a typical social media scroll." She talks about the unintended effects of using social media. She mentioned being distracted from real life and having withdrawals from social media when she took a break from it. Research has linked high levels of anxiety and depression to the high usage of social media, and Bailey mentioned that 90 percent of 18 to 29 year olds lives are integrated with social media. The most common stressors of social media are the "highlight reel", the best moments of our lives and looking the best, "social currency", the likes, comments and shares on social media, "fear of missing out (FOMO), the fear of missing a connection, event or opportunity or being left out of the loop, and "online harassment". We are gaining an addiction and impairment to social media when overused.
People use social media and compare themselves to others lives and attribute their value to others on social media who most likely are only showing their best moments and the times they look and are feeling the best.

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