Okay, it is obvious that today is technological world and there are different varieties of social media in our lives. And to my view of thinking, today lack of confidence is mainly related to the influence of social media. In social media, constant comparison to others online cause emotional rig. People display only best moments. They don’t want to face challenges. First of all, we don’t pay attention to our mental health. Mental issues significantly impact our confidence. For instance, if we feel blue, we don’t prefer to free up some time for thinking about ourselves. I would like to say that in this stage, lack of supportive environments don’t allow us to bolster confidence. Supportive environment give a sense of confidence about our goals, achievements and so on. But nowadays, there is social barrier between people. Some, the most people, judge each other and such people don’t make a communication with people. They don’t prefer establish a good relationship with individuals. There are quite range of deprecational contents on social media and this really make…
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Okay, it is obvious that today we live in a technological world, and there are different varieties of social media in our lives. In my view, the lack of confidence today is mainly related to the influence of social media. On social media, constant comparison to others online causes emotional strain. People display only their best moments; they don't want to face challenges. First of all, we don't pay enough attention to our mental health. Mental issues significantly impact our confidence. For instance, if we feel blue, we don't prefer to take some time to think about ourselves. I would like to say that at this stage, the lack of supportive environments doesn't allow us to bolster our confidence. Supportive environments give a sense of confidence about our goals, achievements, and so on. But nowadays, there is a social barrier between people. Most people judge each other, and such individuals don't communicate with others. They don't prefer to establish good relationships with individuals. There is quite a range of deprecating content on social media, and this really makes...
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