4 Signs Social Media Is Turning You Into An Introvert By Changing Your Personality

Social media is the perfect thing to remind that you have friends or family in the virtual world. But according to psychologists, people use social media more than 7 hours a day, which makes them forget the existence of a real world. Even if social media brings so many advantages in a society, at the […]

Social media is the perfect thing to remind that you have friends or family in the virtual world. But according to psychologists, people use social media more than 7 hours a day, which makes them forget the existence of a real world.
Even if social media brings so many advantages in a society, at the same time it can impact people’s minds by turning them into introverts.
Below you can find some signs when social media has turned somebody in an introvert.

Which Are 4 Signs Social Media Is Turning You Into An Introvert?

1. YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE GOING OUT OVER STAYING IN

It’s not necessarily a bad thing t0 be an introvert, but it could be bad for your health. In our recent article, we talked about how lacking a social support system as an introvert can negatively affect your immune system’s ability to fight off illness.

Excessive use of social media can lead to other negative consequences as well. According to British researchers being online too much can cause ‘a neglect of real-life social connections including the compromising of personal relationships, and a detrimental impact on academic and/or work performance.’

Researchers say that avoiding one opportunity to go out

so that you can stay home and enjoy the quiet of your online activities makes you more likely to avoid the next opportunity for hanging out with friends also. This social isolation is particularly concerning for young adults and teens who are just learning about how to have productive social interactions with others.

2. YOU FIND MORE ENJOYMENT FROM YOUR ONLINE ACTIVITY THAN YOU DO GOING OUT

Researchers in the journal Developmental Psychology looked at problematic media like violent video games, gambling sites, or use of pornography online.They say that they could predict that a person who used these types of online activities would become even more socially withdrawn over the course of a year than they were at the beginning of the year.

3. YOUR ONLINE FRIENDS UNDERSTAND YOU MORE

If you feel like your online friends are a better support system than your real friends, social media may be turning you into an introvert. This is common, especially for those who have found a specific niche community online that they feel a significant part of.

For example, you could be involved in an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder support group online but are too shy to try to go to an in-person support group. The connections that you get online are meaningful to you, which is great, but it’s also keeping you shut in.

4. YOU FEEL ANXIOUS WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC

In the past, have you typically been anxious when you go out in public, or is this something about yourself that has changed? Social anxiety is common for introverts, so feeling this way is a sign you are turning into an introvert.

Related article: 10 Things Only Introverts Will Understand

You can improve your level of social interaction by practicing relaxation techniques before you go out, and while you are around others. For example, deep breathing and controlling fidgeting movements when you feel anxious can help you to enjoy the experience of talking with people more.

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