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When social media makes you feel behind in life milestones

Everyone in my feed is getting engaged or having babies and I'm eating cereal for dinner alone again at 28.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Measuring our private timeline against others' public celebrations creates artificial urgency about life's natural unfolding.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media and loneliness?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.