![Bailey Parnell (Radio and Television Arts ’15, Communications and Culture ’16 MA)](http://alumni.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/12/AR-blog-bailey-parnell-bio-70x70.jpg)
Last year, I gave a TEDx talk about social media’s impact on mental health, discussing concepts such as highlight reels, social currency, FOMO, and online harassment, which have led to lower self-esteem, anxiety, stress, and depression. I suggested small, one-time negative instances might not dramatically reduce your mental health, but when micro-aggressions repeatedly occur over time, you have a macro problem.
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