{"id":16885,"date":"2018-11-18T17:41:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T22:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=16885"},"modified":"2023-05-10T21:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T02:25:41","slug":"learn-english-from-the-news-social-media-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/learn-english-from-the-news-social-media-and-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn English from the News: Social Media and Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crS7IcDlqBs?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amp.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/proof-that-social-media-causes-depression-and-what-to-do-about-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Original article<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s article is about social media and mental health. This article is written in a more casual style, so it has some informal expressions we can learn. You can read the original article by clicking on the link in the video description, and I&#8217;m going to teach you 15 words and expressions from it. Also, if you want to learn 500 real English phrases to use in different situations,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/500phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for my e-mail lessons.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The introduction of the article says that using social media can cause anxiety that&#8217;s related to <strong>FOMO<\/strong> &#8211; this stands for &#8220;fear of missing out&#8221; &#8211; in other words, being sad that you&#8217;re not having the good experiences that other people are having.<\/p>\n<p>Social media allows us to know what everyone&#8217;s <strong>up to<\/strong> &#8211; this means what everyone is doing. If someone asks you, &#8220;what are you up to? It&#8217;s an informal way if asking &#8220;what are you doing?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A new study has confirmed that <strong>excessive<\/strong> social media use &#8211; excessive means a huge amount, too much &#8211; causes depression and loneliness. Scientific confirmation of this fact had been <strong>elusive<\/strong> &#8211; elusive means difficult to find.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, it was clear that social media and depression are related, but it wasn&#8217;t yet proven that social media causes depression. This new study, however, <strong>puts the nail in the coffin<\/strong>. That expression means it definitely confirmed something negative.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers <strong>split<\/strong> people into two groups &#8211; split means divided. One group could use social media for just 30 minutes a day, and the other group could use it as much as they wanted.<\/p>\n<p>The results were <strong>crystal clear<\/strong> &#8211; that means extremely clear and obvious. People experienced less depression and loneliness when they cut back on social media. The phrasal verb <strong>cut back on<\/strong> means reduce.<\/p>\n<p>The lead psychologist said, &#8220;here&#8217;s the bottom line&#8221; &#8211; <strong>the bottom line<\/strong> is the essential, most important result after all the factors have been considered. Less social media leads to less depression and loneliness. She added that the effect was <strong>more pronounced<\/strong> for people who were more depressed before the study. More pronounced means stronger or more obvious.<\/p>\n<p>The psychologist <strong>stressed<\/strong> &#8211; that means she emphasized &#8211; that the point isn&#8217;t to quit social media cold turkey. If you <strong>quit something cold turkey<\/strong>, it means you stop using it suddenly and completely. Instead it&#8217;s better to limit the time you spend on social media.<\/p>\n<p>But staying off social media is <strong>no walk in the park<\/strong> &#8211; this means it&#8217;s not easy. The rest of the article gives some suggestions for developing a mindful relationship with social media. <strong>Mindful<\/strong> means being aware and conscious, paying attention.<\/p>\n<p>One suggestion is to avoid following people who make you feel bad about yourself, such as <strong>ego-driven<\/strong> people. Ego refers to the part of a person\u2019s mind that is only concerned with oneself, and may be a bit arrogant. And driven in this context means motivated. So when using social media, don\u2019t follow people who are motivated by arrogance or who only care about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for this week\u2019s \u201cEnglish in the News\u201d lesson! I hope you enjoyed it. 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