How Social Media is Affecting Our Mental Health [Infographic]

April 14, 2015

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How Social Media is Affecting Our Mental Health [Infographic]

Social media is nearly inescapable these days. People are Tweeting from the top of Mount Everest and literally the bottom of the sea. Everywhere you go, you’re expected to keep up a constant stream of connection, chatter, and content. Keeping up with the Joneses was bad enough when you were only talking about the next door neighbour’s picket fence. Now we’re asked to compare our lives with the existence of hundreds of friends, acquaintances, brands, and professional stylists. What’s the effect of all of this on our mental well being? We've put together this infographic to look at the evidence.

About the Author

Reuben Yonatan

Founder, Chief UCaaS/CCaaS Analyst

Reuben Yonatan is the founder of GetVoIP and has spent more than two decades analyzing the business communications industry, from VoIP and unified communications to contact center software and AI voice. As founder, Reuben leads GetVoIP's editorial strategy, product research, and industry analysis, helping businesses make informed technology decisions through independent reviews, hands-on testing, and in-depth comparisons. He works closely with leading software providers while maintaining an unbiased, buyer-first approach to evaluating emerging technologies. Today, Reuben is helping shape GetVoIP into the leading decision platform for business communications, expanding its coverage beyond traditional phone systems to include AI receptionists, AI voice agents, conversational AI, and the next generation of customer communications technology. His research and commentary have been featured across leading technology publications, where he writes about industry trends, product innovation, and the practical business impact of UCaaS, CCaaS, and AI-powered communications. His work focuses on helping organizations separate genuine innovation from marketing hype and understand where new technologies deliver measurable business value. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reubenyonatan/