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Humans are social beings. We need the companionship of others to prosper, and the intensity of our bonds has a profound effect on our mental wellbeing and happiness. Being socially associated with others relieve tension, panic attacks, and depressive symptoms, improve self-worth, provide peace and comfort, avoid isolation, and even add years to our life. On the other hand, lack of good social ties can pose a significant risk to your mental and emotional health. In present era, most of us rely on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, and Instagram to connect and communicate with one another. Although each has its own advantages, it is important to note that social media can never be a substitute for real-world human interactions. It needs in-person communication with others to activate hormones that reduce stress and make you feel happy, stronger and more optimistic. Ironically, using technology intended to bring people closer together, spending so much time on social media can potentially make you feel more depressed and isolate and worsen mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Social networking sites are built to attract your interest, hold you online, and keep you up-to-date on your phone frequently. That's how the businesses make the profits. But, like gambling obsession or dependency to tobacco, liquor, or narcotics, social media use may trigger psychological hunger pangs. If you receive a like, a retweet, or a positive response to a tweet, it can cause the release of dopamine in the brain, the same "reward" chemical that accompanies winning on a slot machine, taking a bite of chocolate, or lighting up a cigarette, for example. The more rewarded you are, the more energy you want to spend on social media, even though it is counterproductive to other areas of your life. Some studies indicate that excessive use of social media has an interdependent relationship with reduced sleep quality in young people. It seems that younger folks love being actively linked to the virtual environment that they develop a fear of missing out (FOMO). It can keep you to come back to social media again and again. Even though there are very few issues that can't wait or necessitate an immediate answer, FOMO will have you believing otherwise. Many of us use social media as a "protective shield" as well. Whenever we're in a social situation and feel nervous, uneasy, or lonely, we turn to our phones and log on to social media. Of course, engaging with social media just prevents you a face-to-face contact that will help to relieve your anxiety.