Day 9 of 45
0 days read · no streaks, just days
Day 9 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 1 · Awareness
Day 9: Everyone seems busy
“Sometimes you are frustrated, feeling as if you are doing nothing and most around you are doing something everyday.”
Stage one of Sanket's arc is frustration. The feed shows everyone's best moments, and your ordinary day loses the comparison every time.
In Calvert et al.'s study, raw minutes of use barely tracked mental health. Negative social comparison was more consistently linked to symptoms. The feeling of falling behind is real, but it is built from other people's highlight reels.
If you need support
If phone or social media use is seriously affecting your sleep, studies, work or relationships, or you feel low or unsafe, please talk to a professional.
- Tele-MANAS: 14416 or 1-800-891-4416, free, 24×7.
- NIMHANS Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT clinic), NIMHANS Centre for Well Being, BTM Layout, Bengaluru: 080-26685948, nimhans.wellbeing@gmail.com.
- In an emergency, call 112.