For example, an article Newsela stated, "Young adults with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can also find social support via social media."(3) Mental health issues have always been a problem and usually, people would spend thousands upon thousands to try and solve their problems in which they most likely cannot afford. Then, there are social networks coming in not only are they able to provide help for those who are mentally ill, but these services are also free of charge. To explain, the same article on Newsela has also reported that a researcher by the name of John Naslund has said he has found that most comments involving mental health are positive, and people can find the right support to cope with their symptoms on social websites.(3)This is very important because people are becoming more aware of others around them, and at the same time, they are learning on how to help others cope with their …show more content…
For instance, an Improvementpill video on YouTube.com said it loud and clear; online communication is lowering their user's self-esteem. This seems correct, right? Because there is so much cyberbullying so self-esteem has to lower. However, an article on Newsela tore this apart. They said that academics and therapists have found that social media can boost self-esteem and provides emotional support, but journalists and parents are not giving these benefits any sort of attention.(2) Another idea that many people have is that online media is extremely dangerous for your future. According to MySecureCyberspace on YouTube.com they said 69% workplaces have rejected a candidate because of their posts and 8% have actually fired someone. People hate looking for jobs especially now when jobs are scarce, so it would be terrible if you did not get that job all because of that one post on Facebook. Although people throw around these facts and percentages they do not realize that they most likely just carelessly post these offensive things anyways, so these jobs are making us more careful about what we post. At the same time, you are saving yourself from hate and criticism towards you from other users as well, and that saves a lot of