American super model and socialite Kendall Jenner has opened up more about how social media has impacted her connection to reality in the second episode of Vogue’s ‘Open-Minded’ series, hosted by Dr Jorge Partida.

The second installment of ‘Open-Minded’ was released earlier today (May 13) and is aimed at addressing anxiety and the importance of taking mental health seriously.

The daughter of Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) who rose to fame alongside her family in reality TV show Keeping Up
with The Kardashians said: “I find the more I’m looking at a screen, the more detached I feel to my own body or to, like, what’s happening right in front of me.”

It’s almost as if the young media personality has started to suffer from a type of anxiety called the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO).

VeryWellMind defines FOMO as a feeling or perception that others are having more fun, living better lives, or experiencing better things than you are. It is often exacerbated by social media sites like Instagram and Facebook.

Yep, hit the nail on the head, right?

It is not easy to stop scrolling through social media and seeing the likes, and comments.

Kendall, like many of us, is unfortunately a victim of the unhealthy pull of nonstop scrolling.

Kendall admits she has a hard time logging off.

According to Dr Jorge Partida, chief of psychology at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: “There’s plenty of research out there that really demonstrates that social media acts very much like an addiction.”

Well, yea, because people are subconsciously ‘red eye’ as Jamaicans would say.

The popular culture today has created a need to constantly compare one’s journey with another’s.

Kendall continued to explain her frustration with how easily others can create narratives based on the snapshots they see on her newsfeed, saying: “You are always looking for that positive reinforcement and the idea of what can happen, whether you’re going to get a ‘like’ or somebody’s
going to repost you, really keeps you coming back.”

Sigh, the pros and cons of being on social media, more so a public figure.

During the interview, the two discuss insecurities around failure and not being good enough, emotions that can stem from trying to live up to high expectations that simply don’t reflect reality.

Nobody’s perfect!

Partida, during the discussion, shares with Kendall tips for establishing a healthy balance between ourselves and the digital world we engage with online.

The interview highlighted the ins and outs of the psychology of how our brains confront the overstimulation unique to social media.

Tip Teaser:
Partida recommends “being aware with your intention when you engage with social media: why are you doing it, why are you connecting”?

He continued: “Next is recognising that once you put an image out there, you may not always have control over how that image is going to be consumed.”

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