My Social Media Life Lesson Quiz (Common Sense)

Julie scrolls through her social media feed and it seems like everyone's life is so exciting when hers is so ... boring! She starts to feel bad about herself. What should Julie be paying attention to right now?

• Oversharing

• Red Flag feelings

• Miscalculation

• Making her life more exciting

Decide whether each statement below describes a positive, mixed, or negative impact of social media.

Groups:

(a) Positive

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(b) Mixed (Positive or Negative)

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(c) Negative

• Getting to know friends at school a little better.

• Getting advice

• Connecting to family that lives far away

• Feeling closer to someone you don't know that well irl

• Commenting or liking positive posts to support friends.

• Sharing things you wish you hadn't

• Meeting new people

• Seeing images that make you feel uncomfortable

• Feeling like you have to post or share all the time

Adam wanted to go to the movies with Daniel and some other friends but couldn't make it. Daniel posted pictures he took while at the movies with their friends. After seeing the posts, Adam started feeling uncomfortable. Why might Adam get a red flag feeling from seeing Daniel's posts?

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  The movie they saw got bad reviews

• He is happy his friends went to see the movie.

• He is planning to see the movie the next day and doesn't want them to tell him what happens.

• He feels left out.

Thinking through the Feelings & Options steps, what can you do if something on social media gives you a red flag feeling?

• Respond immediately to the person who posted it

• Share how you feel with everyone on your social media

• Identify why a post makes you feel a certain way.

• Consider giving up social media forever.

One of your online friends is constantly posting about their "amazing" friends, and even though it doesn't make sense, you always feel sad or uncomfortable when you see their page. What is a healthy option for you?

• Talk to other people about how your friend is faking it.

• Post many times a day and check to see if your friend has liked any of them.

• Decide to mute your friend for awhile until you feel settled and okay.

• Unfriend this poser! Immediately!

FOMO is a thing. It happens to grown ups too.

What are some healthy options for you to try when you are feeling it?

• Put your phone down for awhile and do something else.

• Listen to music that makes you feel happy.

• Think about everything that is wrong with your life and wonder how you can make it more like the people you follow.

• Think about one new thing you want to learn about, change, or try, and do it.

• Decide to take a fast (small break) from social media (ie.: 3 days, a week, etc).