From my own personal experience, social media does not represent individuals authentically. I am not talking about catfishing people, however that happens as well. But, social media does not represent feelings authentically either. Social media only shows the good side of life; from traveling, to where you’re eating at, or hanging out with best friends. It never shows the negative side of life, which can have a huge impact on to others that interpret this as other people’s lives being “perfect.” I have experienced this myself of trying to represent my life as being perfect, when it was far from it. It had a negative impact on my life and was one of the reasons why I fell into depression. All I would do is sit in my bed and mope about how I
