Social media is one of the most harmful things to impact our psychological well-being. When
exposed to a series of images on Instagram, 129 females all showed a significant decrease in
self-rated attractiveness. Studies like that show how damaging social media can be to ones well-
being. As an adult who grew up through the late 90’s and into the early 2000’s, I have grown up
to see social media evolve. From AIM messenger to Tinder, things have changed so much.
People have begun drowning themselves in their online personas, pretending who they are just
for the next follow they can get. Women/growing teenage girls see these “influencers” on
TikTok and other platforms, thinking about what the “influencers” have that they don’t. This
