FOMO

Limiting the use of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat directly leads to reductions in loneliness and depression, a recent study published by the University of Pennsylvania.

The study is titled "No More FOMO: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and Depression," and as part of it, researchers observed 143 undergraduate students over three weeks.

The experiment found that among the group that limited its use of social media, the researchers saw significant declines in depressive symptoms.

Though other studies have found correlations between social media and mental health issues, this study claims to be the first "to establish a clear causal link between decreasing social media use, and improvements in loneliness and depression."

It is ironic that reducing social media, which promised to help us connect with others, actually helps people feel less lonely and depressed.