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242 - Friday Fix: 7 Worst Mental Health Tips on Social Media
242 - Friday Fix: 7 Worst Mental Health Tips on Social Media
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Many people go online to seek positive affirmations, mental health tips, and strategies for building mental strength. Unfortunately, many social media tips on improving mental health aren’t accurate, and some strategies can be downright damaging.
Many slogans, mantras, and tips just aren’t correct. But these pieces of bad mental health advice can go viral if they sound catchy, get paired with some cool music, or appear in an amazing video.
Whether we’re talking about Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok, the more likes, comments, and shares a piece of content has, the more likely people are to believe it’s true. But just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s accurate.
So here are some of the most common misconceptions about mental health, relationships, emotions, and human behavior that frequently get shared on social media.
Many slogans, mantras, and tips just aren’t correct. But these pieces of bad mental health advice can go viral if they sound catchy, get paired with some cool music, or appear in an amazing video.
Whether we’re talking about Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok, the more likes, comments, and shares a piece of content has, the more likely people are to believe it’s true. But just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s accurate.
So here are some of the most common misconceptions about mental health, relationships, emotions, and human behavior that frequently get shared on social media.
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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