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Social Anxiety
Social media provides the freedom for users to openly communicate their feelings, values, and thoughts with the world. This digital world provides a communication dialog into emotions. These sites also contribute to discrimination and bullying. Those who suffer from mental illness often withdraw from communication in person and continue their communication online. Many activities and social groups are changed with the use of social media. Although using social media sites satisfy personal communication needs, those who use them at a higher rate are shown to have a higher level of psychological distress. (Menon, Kumar Sharma, Chandra, & Thennarasu, 2014).

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Menon, I. S., Kumar Sharma, M., Chandra, P. S., & Thennarasu, K. (2014). Social Networking Sites: An Adjunctive Treatment Modality for Psychological Problems. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 36(3), 260–263. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.135374