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When social media success becomes a trap for personal wellbeing

My weight loss progress photos got thousands of likes and comments but maintaining that body is destroying my mental health and I cannot bring myself to disappoint everyone

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Public celebration of our changes can lock us into versions of ourselves that no longer serve us, making growth feel like betrayal.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media — psychological effects?”

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