Main problem: There is an increasing trend that social media
websites is causing anxiety among users, since the social media makes people
feel inadequate and creates excess fear and pressure. In the US, Social
Anxiety Disorder is the third largest psychological disorder, according to one
study, half the adults and three-quarters of all teenagers in the U.S. alone
are active SNS users (Hampton, Goulet,
Marlow, & Rainie, 2012).
Based on the results obtained from a
recent study which was conducted by non-profit Anxiety UK, forty-five percent
of responders felt uneasy and worried when they were unable to login to their online
networking accounts, while 60 percent of them reflected that they have to
switch off their phones and computers so as to ensure a full-fledged break form
social media. This indicates that people do feel anxious if they are not being
on social networks.
Affected target group/stakeholder: frequent social media users,
especially for people aged between15-45.
Agent of change/stakeholder: the public, social media,
government, frequent users in America,
Solution 1: Focus on
limiting use and unplug for extended days. Users must purposely control the
time of using social media networking so as to prevent from further addiction. Unplug
for hours each day and do not look at social sites at least once weekly to ease
your social media anxiety.
Evaluation 1: Whatever is in excess
is bad – a very common but often ignored notion. Just like any other pursuit
that gives you a sort of unending search for satisfaction, social networking
should be limited. By doing so, it means that people have to cut ties with
sites like Twitter or even Facebook if they think they are getting no
substantial returns from spending the entire day on them. One can use them for
a good cause like personal or business use, but focus himself on understanding
the consequences if he becomes totally hooked in it.
Virtually every person who over uses social sites experiences
some mental issues in regard to their usage. Taking breaks helps one clear his
mind. Pulling back also improves the overall effectiveness of social media
campaign. If you believe in ideas like social media disorder think long and
hard about these diagnoses; you simply need to stop spending so much time on
social sites to detach from the networks and rest your overworked mind.
Rebut: However, this may not be effectively conducted by every
person, as not everyone has the power to control and discipline himself routinely.
Solution 2: whether the
social media anxiety can be effectively solved or not is mainly depending on
the users’ awareness and self-control. Hence, education and cognitive methods
involved would be effective solution for this problem.
Evaluation: Successful therapy
for social media anxiety disorders should involve dozens of cognitive methods, strategies,
and concepts that will permit change within an individual brain.
·
Understanding
and being aware of the problem
·
Commitment
to cognitive behavioral treatment to fully carry it through
·
Practice
and development of methods that become habitual and automatic
·
Participation
in a social anxiety group to relate with others who have similar issues
Thesis: To effectively minimize the social media anxiety,
focus should be putted on educating
References
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/social-media-anxiety_n_1662224.html
Social Media Anxiety Disorder. (2015, February 7). Retrieved
March 5, 2015, from http://etec.ctlt.ubc.ca/510wiki/Social_Media_Anxiety_Disorder
Jr., G. F. (2012, 11 18). Running Head: SOCIAL
ANXIETY IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS Social Anxiety in the Age of Social
Networks. Retrieved 3 5, 2015, from academia.edu:
https://www.academia.edu/7234612/Running_Head_SOCIAL_ANXIETY_IN_THE_AGE_OF_SOCIAL_NETWORKS_Social_Anxiety_in_the_Age_of_Social_Networks
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