As it turns out, children, especially teens
do not have the mature ego defenses
to handle social media.
Why didn't we see this coming.
I highly recommend this Vid.
Don't Bother 'Being Good'
We see it all the time A fallen Catholic priest, An addict who couldn't resist his drug, A dieter who gains all that weight back... There is a reason for this And it is important to understand. Good and bad are polarities The nature of polarity is it swings. You can only "be good" so long Then all that "bad" blows up. But, if you find some aspect Of your life, or something you do To be disagreeable and you want it to end You have to love yourself Love yourself enough to let it go. Love yourself enough to avoid Eating your way into diabetes Gambling your way into debt Drinking your way into disaster Raping, murdering, pillaging... Ending up in jail. Self Love works 'Being good' doesn't.
As a teen who has suffered with an eating disorder, I 100% agree with you. Social media is not healthy or safe for such insecure people.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI have found that the kinder I am to others, the kinder I am to myself. And that toxicity drains away the more I know who I really am and forgive myself for my shortcomings. Afterall, we are all works in progress. I asked myself this a few months ago: why would God have bothered making you at all if there wasn't something special and unique about me. For me the only logical answer was, he/she wouldn't have bothered, so I must actually be worthwhile.