Hello and welcome to the Teen Life Coach podcast. I'm your host, Michael, and today we're talking

about social media. Hey guys, welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today we are talking all about social media. And I've had this topic on my mind for a little bit. I just feel like it's such a big part of a lot of our lives these days. And I think it's a really good one to talk about. So before we get into it, if social media is creating a lot of anxiety for you,

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So social media.

I feel like I went through a period where I was like very anti-social media.

I obviously in high school had a Facebook and loved it.

I realize a lot of you guys probably don't even have Facebooks.

I feel like that's definitely not the thing now.

But it was crazy because actually Instagram didn't really become a thing until like the end

of my high school.

And now obviously it's just like exploded. And take that. didn't really become a thing until like the end of my high school.

And now obviously it's just like exploded.

And TikTok, now that's like the new thing all the cool kids are doing.

I think it's actually really fun getting to do like the dances and stuff.

But as social media is a place that we spend so much time.

And it's fun because, like, we can connect with other people and stay updated with what's going on in their lives.

But I had a period where I just realized so much of my anxiety was being contributed to by social media because I was constantly checking it and I was comparing myself to other people and it just like was something I did whenever I felt

panic I was like oh hurry and check my phone and that was like my impulsive thing I did whenever I like felt panic. I was like, oh, hurry and check my phone.

And that was like my impulsive thing I did.

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