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Introduction- Social media's impact on mental health complicates social service delivery on the micro level due to the significant growth of mental health symptoms. As more individuals are presenting with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, etc. due to their social media use, increased service providers are needed. Mental health service providers need to be aware of social media's impact on mental health to better serve individuals affected by this issue. There is also a need for further training on how to assess for social media use and the potential impacts on mental health. Having an increased understanding of the impacts of social media use will lead to more efficient and effective treatment for clients. Methodology- the currents study was Descriptive research design conducted at Narayan world school. The total sample size was consisting 400 study participants were selected by using purposive non randomized sampling techniques. The data collection by the face-to-face interview method by the using self-made questionnaire. The data analysis by the descriptive inferential statistics and paired "t" test and chi-square test to determine the psychological effects and selected demographic variables regarding the social media among teenagers of Narayan world school. Results- The present study revealed that out of 400 particiapants150 (37.5%) belongs to 10th and 11th std. Majority of students, 364 (91%) were coming from home. Most of the students, 192 (48%) belongs to joint family. Majority of them, 322 (80.5%) were not engaged in performing exercise daily while most of the participants were using social media for bridging social capital and some of them suffered from social isolation. The significant of the study was between psychological effects of social media and selected demographic variables such as age, year of study, type of family, socioeconomic-status, performing regular exercise was p-value less <0.005 Discussion and conclusion- The study findings revealed that there is strong positive correlation between social media addiction and bonding social capital and social media addiction and psychological wellbeing while age, year of study type of family, socioeconomic-status and performing regular exercise are significantly associated with the psychological effects of social media thus an informational booklet will help the students to use social media in a better way.