▁re ass urance ▁can ▁be ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁anxious ▁partner . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁provides ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁communication ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁instant ▁reply ▁is ▁not ▁necess itated ▁also ▁allows ▁those ▁who ▁suffer ▁from ▁social ▁anx iety ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁what ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁say ▁without ▁the ▁worry ▁of ▁hes itation ▁or ▁awk ward ▁p aus es . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁ambigu ity ▁regarding ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁correlation ▁between ▁one ▁having ▁an ▁anxious ▁attachment ▁style ▁and ▁one ▁using ▁social ▁media ▁at ▁an ▁increased ▁frequency , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁strong ▁enough ▁for ▁research ers ▁to ▁consider ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁predict or . ▁ ▁Social ▁media ▁services ▁like ▁Facebook , ▁F ours quare , ▁and ▁Twitter ▁are ▁techn ological ▁tools ▁for ▁seeking ▁social ▁connection ▁and ▁provide ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁greater ▁levels ▁of ▁social ▁invol vement . ▁However , ▁un he alth y ▁digital ▁hab its ▁can ▁disc ou rage ▁sufficient ▁eng agement ▁in ▁present ▁social ▁interactions . ▁When ▁people ▁use ▁technology ▁to ▁define ▁themselves ▁by ▁sharing ▁their ▁thoughts ▁and ▁feelings ▁even ▁as ▁they ' re ▁having ▁them , ▁they ▁indirect ly ▁deliver ▁an ▁" I ▁share ▁therefore ▁I ▁am " ▁message , ▁which ▁may ▁lead ▁people ▁to ▁dist orted ly ▁misunder stand ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁social ▁connection ▁or ▁interaction . ▁If ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁people ▁attempt ▁to ▁seek ▁novel ty ▁to ▁share ▁with ▁others ▁and ▁catch ▁their ▁attention , ▁perhaps ▁they ▁would ▁progress ively ▁feel ▁more ▁isolated ▁and ▁empty . ▁ ▁Social ▁media ▁sites ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁large ▁contrib uting ▁factor