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My Improving Relationship With Media


My Improving Relationship With Media

5/13/18


    I'm 16 years old, I have a lot of homework, and I'm human, which means that sometimes I resort to any kind of media as a destresser. Although, I realize that I can become too enveloped within media, often spending too much time on it or letting it have too much of a influence on me. Overall, we all go through these problems but the key solution is to realize them and working to resolve such issues.

    I will be honest, I go on the phone during class, especially during science with Mrs. Watkins. I tend to use it as an escape, primarily because the material within class might be unappealing or boring. However, this is creating a hindrance for me in many ways. Not only am I making myself vulnerable to getting caught and having my phone taken away but I'm also depriving myself of the information taught. As a result, I would be clueless about the material and when I'm frustrated because I can't find an answer, I just repeat the cycle. Overall, to some extent, it is toxic, especially at times when it offers as a distraction or just unnecessary. 

   I also try not to let media, especially social media such as Instagram and Snapchat affect me to a great extent. Furthermore, I would go on a search on Instagram and occasionally I would see pictures of people that go to great lengths of make-up, Face Tune, editing, or literally any mechanism of changing your appearance and sometimes feel insecure of my own appearance. Of course, I try not to let this affect me to a great extent, as I realize that no one is perfect and the ideal body or appearance does not exist, and therefore we should not be overzealous to obtain it. However, I realize how bad these expectations could be and the best way for me to combat them is to distance myself away from the problem. As a result, I try not to go on social media that often, and I try to focus on more important things like school or family.

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