{"id":13291,"date":"2021-02-12T14:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=13291"},"modified":"2021-02-12T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:13:53","slug":"feel-good-friday-social-media-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons-fridays\/2021\/02\/feel-good-friday-social-media-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel Good Friday &#8211; Social Media And Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Friday, the Fox teams up with <a href=\"https:\/\/lambtonkent.cmha.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton-Kent<\/a> for <strong><em>FEEL GOOD FRIDAY<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s #FeelGoodFriday takes a look at<em> social media and our mental health<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Social media and new technologies make it easier than ever to connect with friends, family and others. They can help decrease feelings of isolation and loneliness. But, <em>excessive<\/em> social media can also alter our <em>mood<\/em>, <em>motivation<\/em> and <em>concentration<\/em>. Research shows that the constant checking of social media sites can increase feelings of inadequacy and depression, as well as anxiety around the fear of missing out.<\/p>\n<p>Try to actively engage instead of just scrolling on social media \u2013 research shows that actually engaging can increase positive well-being.<\/p>\n<p><em>Use social platforms to feel connected to others<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Avoid comparisons<\/em> \u2013 view posts on social media with the perspective that they are only a highlight reel of someone\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Share mindfully<\/em> \u2013 remember to pause and consider before you post.<\/p>\n<p><em> Take the time to unplug<\/em> \u2013 research shows that breaks from social media and other forms of technology can help increase feelings of well-being.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>If you are feeling down, anxious or depressed and need support, reach out to CMHA Lambton Kent\u2019s Mental Health First Response Team, available 24\/7:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Chatham: 1-866-299-7447<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Sarnia: 1-800-307-4319<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every Friday, the Fox teams up with The Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton-Kent for FEEL GOOD FRIDAY! This week\u2019s #FeelGoodFriday takes a look at social media and our mental health. Social media and new technologies make it easier than ever to connect with friends, family and others. They can help decrease feelings of isolation and","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":13292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[4542],"tags":[4258,4261,4260,4512,4259,1116,4369],"class_list":["post-13291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afternoons-fridays","tag-feelgoodfriday","tag-canadian-mental-health-association","tag-cmha","tag-cmha-lambton-kent","tag-feel-good-friday","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-health-awareness"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 09:22:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/foxfm.com\/blogs\/afternoons-fridays\/2021\/02\/feel-good-friday-social-media-and-mental-health\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13293,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13291\/revisions\/13293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}