A quick search of #depressed on Instagram brings up over 12 million posts. Interspersed between black and white photos and gifs of crying cartoons are pictures of pretty girls smoking and the occasional sadboi-with-tattoo overlaid with text like “Help me” and “I want to go far away … forever.” These romanticized depictions of mental illness
Editor’s note: If you experience suicidal thoughts, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact 0800 200 600 for counseling or Call your closest friend, family member or search for Rehab centers in Uganda and get yourself admitted. Let me get this off my chest; I am very depressed to the extent that
By now, everybody knows what depression is and isn’t or at least they should. Depression is a serious mental health disorder, the symptoms of which include: having a negative self-image, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, and helplessness, self-harming, or suicidal thoughts. When these symptoms persist for over two weeks, seeking professional help is
The Balance Between The Online and Offline Worlds Imagine this. You are in a meeting where the speaker is really interesting and the topic is very much relevant. Still, you feel an impulsive urge to take a quick glimpse of your cellphone over listening to the speaker. It has happened with me, and I won’t be
When we are living with social anxiety, it makes socialising really difficult. We might find ourselves feeling very isolated and lonely. Loneliness is damaging to our overall health. Feeling connected and having a sense of belonging are needs we all have. When we have social anxiety and feel lonely, the two can feel at odds with one another
Before I tell you how social media is making you depressed, let’s start from the very beginning. It was a few months after my graduation and I had just quit my job. I had a horrible boss and a toxic work environment at best. There were a few people there that made it bearable, but I
We live in an increasingly transparent world, with access to people like we’ve never had before. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and login to Twitter and send a tweet to Sir Richard Branson, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lady Gaga herself. Social media removes many of the access barriers we’ve traditionally dealt with in previous years. As an
A business card is a waste of money. There, I said it. I know they can look really cool — metal, gold-leaf, embossed, magnetic, doubles as a bottle opener, etc. However, if you’re anything like me, your post-network event timeline goes something like this: Get back to the office. Enter the information in your contact
To share or not to share via social media? That’s the twenty-first-century Hamlet’s dilemma. With good reason: if you post those pictures of the weekend’s booze cruise, will a potential employer pass you over? Here’s the answer: set the privacy on those pics to friends-only. More and more employers are scoping out candidates on social media,
When applying for a job, you’re really giving a relative stranger permission to stalk you online. In fact, 90 percent of hiring managers use Google search results when considering executive hires, according to 2012 research from ExecuNet. But what if you don’t like what comes up when people Google your name? What if you have a common name and can’t
