. ▁On ▁the ▁ups ide , ▁it ▁helps ▁individuals ▁stay ▁connected ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁support ▁system ▁while ▁also ▁elimin ating ▁stress ▁levels . ▁On ▁the ▁down side , ▁however , ▁technology ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁dist raction ▁for ▁students , ▁which ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁high - str ess ▁level . ▁In ▁addition , ▁social ▁media ▁could ▁be ▁an ▁out let ▁for ▁add ict ive ▁behav iors , ▁like ▁de pression ▁or ▁anx iety . ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁D h ir ▁et ▁al . ▁discuss ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁de pression ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁social ▁media ▁use ▁and ▁F OM O . ▁They ▁describe ▁de pression ▁as ▁an ▁emot ional ▁state ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁an ▁individual ▁to ▁feel ▁things ▁of ▁pleasure ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁do , ▁it ▁is ▁sever ely ▁dimin ished . ▁They ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁mention ▁that ▁de pression ▁often ▁includes ▁two ▁extrem es ▁of ▁em otion . ▁This ▁is ▁when ▁posit ives ▁or ▁good ▁m ood s ▁are ▁low , ▁and ▁neg atives ▁or ▁bad ▁m ood s ▁are ▁high . ▁Those ▁who ▁suffer ▁from ▁de pression ▁also ▁experience ▁feelings ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁dist ress , ▁sad ness , ▁an gu ish , ▁and ▁other ▁extreme ▁emot ions . ▁De pression ▁interrupt s ▁daily ▁activity ▁and ▁h ind ers ▁one ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁concent rate , ▁sleep , ▁eat , ▁or ▁even ▁move . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁research ers ▁have ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁use ▁is ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁de pression . ▁As ▁individuals ▁increase ▁their