MINDHUGS WELLNESS

Many say that, the global village has brought us closer as people and has opened us up for better connections. Is this really the case?  Personally I don't think so.  So many people no longer want deep relationships, they only want a bigger "followership". A lot more  are also not interested in the relevance or truth of their opinion, as long as they get likes, it suffices.  Facebook and other social networks are popular because it provides just what people want now: more connections with no emotional attachments. Friendship that is so superficial that, all it takes to break it off is a click! We prefer an avenue that provides the cloak of anonymity and fuels people's deep seated desire to be nasty without consequences.  Take a little time out and think about these; How many of your "friends" on facebook will you recognise on the street? How many have you spoken to or shook hands with? How many will come to visit you at the hospital? How many wou...

A few months ago, a friend called me and she was almost hysterical. She was on the brink of a full blown anxiety attack and needed someone to talk to. After calming her down, I asked her a couple of questions and she revealed that her account had just been suspended on one of the popular social media sites because of an unintentional misdemeanor on her part and she felt her life was over.  According to her, prior to this "grievous calamity", her number of likes were gradually being reduced by the algorithm of the site, a claim she could not really prove but believed without a doubt. This plus several attempts by hackers to take over her account were already causing her so much stress and anger. She further intimated that, she doesn't know what she is going to do for the next 21 days  which was the duration of her suspension. She was literally having withdrawal symptoms from Social media. When I pointed them out, she was shocked. Fortunately, we were able to work on few st...

This morning I received some notifications from Facebook about activity on my wall and amongst them was a part labelled "memories on this day". As you have also noticed, it is basically a collection of things you posted on your wall on the same day in previous years. Gradually, this has become one of my favorite parts of the notifications for the simple reason that, it shows me what I was thinking and what i felt was important to share last year and previous years on this same day. I have taken this instruction; Before you update, comment or post anything on social media, especially Facebook, ask these questions; 1. Will I be proud to reshare, repost or allow people to associate me to this post a few years down the line? 2. What does my posts say about my values and my development as a person? Like I keep reiterating, social media is serious business and the internet never forgets. So before you post, PAUSE, READ and THINK! Enjoy the new month and keep making a differ...