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May is mental health awareness month.

The month where we raise consciousness about mental health issues.

And the month where we thank our therapists for giving us a fake name when they make

fun of us to their friends.

Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, a lot of people are doing worse than ever.

Because it turns out that the technology keeping us connected is also making us feel like

shit.

The stress of the pandemic, body image issues have been on the rise.

43% of women, 26% of men said COVID-19 negatively affected how attractive they felt.

The countless hours spent on Zoom or video calls is causing more and more Americans to be

insecure about their parents.

Video conferencing presents a constant, unedited, unfiltered look at ourselves that can be unsettling.

And those front facing cameras we're all using aren't doing us any favors.

Things like the nose could actually pure larger and wider, and the eyes could appear smaller.

Not only is a person confronting their own reflection with much greater intensity and frequency

than they ever had before, but they were staring at a distorted reflection.

This is all part of an alarming new trend, coined Zoom dysmorphia.

Yes, Zoom dysmorphia.

It's when you realize that it's not just everyone else who looks terrible on Zoom.

And that's really not cool.

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