Mr Enitan Oyenuga, a clinical psychologist and emotions therapist has blamed the high rate of depression and suicide amongst youths in Nigeria to emotional attachment and the falsehood of social media.
This, he said while fielding questions in an interview he had with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Oyenuga said people have converted the original intent of social media to exaggeration of their strength and weaknesses.
It’s been observed that people on social media post areas that show their sophistication compared to their labor, they post areas that promote their significance as oppose their labor.
“The way the brain chemistry works is that for every time you go on social media, you see other people progress as a negative for yourself.
“Those yet to attain those achievements, begin to see themselves as less and not hard working enough.
“This less worth feeling could lead to depression and if not properly managed could lead to suicidal thoughts and non-acceptance by the society,” he said.
He said each time a person chooses to like or dislike a social media post, the functions of the human brain got altered.
Explaining, he said that the chemistry behind such alteration was that once the person whose picture was liked saw the ‘Like’, it altered the person’s brain for good, making the person feel elated but brought dysphoria to the person who liked the post.
“So as the dysphoria increases it alters the brain chemistry then the person starts to have suicidal adulation.
“The person’s mood starts to alter, as the mood alters the person goes through anhedonia thereby losing interest in what he or she ordinarily love to do,” Oyenuga explained.
He advised Nigerians to be conscious of one another’s attitude in order to notice psychological changes and call for assistance when needed and on time.
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