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Subject: English      Date: 07.12.2020   
Topic: Instagram       Class: FW11a    Page: 1

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Why. 
In short, I am addicted. 
$OWKRXJK,KDYHNQRZQGHHSGRZQIRUDZKLOH,¶YHQHYHUWUXO\admitted it until now: I am 
an Instagram addict and it is damaging my mental health. When I first got the app several 
years ago, it was just as a bit of fun. A way of sharing photos with friends and seeing what 
they were up to ² totally harmless. However, as I got older this somewhat innocent use 
of the app changed and it all became quite damaging. At around 17 years old I was still 5 
sharing photos with friends, but instead of just posting a photo and going off the app like I 
used to, my mind would be preoccupied with it. I was Instagram obsessed. I would keep 
checking every few minutes to see if the photo had gained any more likes. And if a selfie I 
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of validation and self-worth to me. 10 
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to, I still have problems with Instagram. The first problem is the amount of time I spend on 
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how much time I spend on social media every day, and on one app in particular (no prizes 
for guessing which one). I was shocked at the amount of time I spent on Instagram. So 15 
much so, that in a desperate attempt to limit my usage I turned off all notifications for 
Instagram, which did help a bit, but I still found myself clicking onto the app and endlessly 
scrolling. I even tried unfollowing literally hundreds of accounts, so I was only left following 
my actual real-life close friends and family.  
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liked to. Checking for new stories and updates of what my friends were up to, or phrased 
another way, what I was missing out on. If I was walking between classes, waiting for the 
bus, or getting ready for bed, I would be on Instagram. 
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LVSHUIHFW´culture of Instagram. I only posted pictures of the fun things I was up to and the 
days I looked my best ² giving anyone who looked at my account the false sense that I 
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I know first hand how damaging social comparison can be for mental health, especially for 
young people, and I do not want to play a role in that. 30 
For these reasons, I decided enough was enough and that I would disable my account. 
When you disable your account, it acts like you have deleted it, but you have the option to 
recover it later if you wish. I have not yet decided how long I will disable it for, or if I will 
eventually delete it for good, but for the moment I think it is for the best. I will give an update 
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Source: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/today-i-disabled-my-instagram-account-heres-why/ 
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Subject: English      Date: 07.12.2020   
Topic: Instagram       Class: FW11a    Page: 2

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addict - a person who cannot stop doing or using something 
admitted - to agree that you did something bad 
damaging ± causing harm, having a negative effect 
deleted ± to have something removed, eliminated, or erased 
desperate - needing or wanting something very much 
disable - to turn off something, or stop it from working in the normal way 
false sense -  it makes you believe something that is not true 
harmless - something that does not have any bad effects 
innocent - free from any wrongdoing, guilt or evil 
mental health - includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being 
missing out - to not do something that you would enjoy 
obsessed - to think about someone or something all the time 
preoccupied - thinking or worrying about something a lot 
recover - to become healthy or happy again (e.g. after an illness) 
self-worth - the feeling that you have good qualities and have achieved good things 
social comparison - to evaluate your abilities and attitudes in relation to others 
unfollowing - to stop subscribing to someone on social media 
validation - to officially approve something 
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