WHO’S EVEN TRYING? –

Dec. 3, 2021 – Even more so, sadness and anxiety have ensnared many young people in a vise-like grasp. “Likes” and “views” on social media have caused some of them to continuously compare themselves to morally bankrupt “influencers” who perhaps became famous by happenstance. These influencers provide a polished version of themselves, not the reality. In turn, young people yearn for their lives and looks — and may become depressed when it becomes unattainable. Drug usage falls squarely in line with this issue as well, because their inability to achieve perfection or their desire to emulate their role models’ actions may lead them down a dark path of self-destruction. 

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