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How to Navigate Mental Health & Social Media

Practical tools for care, agency, and balance

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Social media can connect us and overwhelm us at the same time.

• It can inform, affirm, and build community
• It can also dysregulate our nervous systems and attention

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Your phone should work with you, not against you.

• Ask: What do I want right now. Connection, rest, or information?
• Let intention guide usage instead of guilt or pressure

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You don’t have to quit social media to protect your mental health.

It’s all about finding what works for you.

• Set specific times for scrolling instead of leaving it open all day.
• Create extra distance from your feed on hard days.

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What you consume can show up in your body.

What is your body telling you when you scroll social media?

• Mute or unfollow content that leaves you feeling anxious, fear or less-than
• Fill your feed with content that feels honest, kind and calming

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Staying informed doesn’t mean staying glued to your timeline..

• Choose a few trusted sources instead of endless updates
• Decide when you engage with emotionally heavy content

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Let technology help you protect your energy.

These tools make it easier to stay intentional.

• Screen Time (iOS) / Digital Wellbeing (Android)Set daily limits and downtime
• Freedom or OpalBlock apps or sites during focus or rest time
• One SecAdds a pause before opening social media apps

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Logging off is not failure. It’s care.

• Step away without announcing it or feeling like you need to justify it
• Come back when you feel ready

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You deserve a relationship with your phone that supports your well-being.