Social media and mental health: How being permanently on Twitter can lead to self-destruction
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In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Juli Simond tells the story of Pit-Roig Vinyals, a German language teacher based in Barcelona, Spain. Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at age 23, Pit-Roig turned her personal battles into a mission, emphasising on mental health stigma dismantlement and open conversations that were once considered taboo. With an experience of over eight years in managing her conditions, Pit-Roig provides valuable insight into how one's mental health can be critically affected by frequent social media usage. Reporting on the ground by Pablo Jiménez Arandia. "We can channel our anger and anxiety towards positive change, but we must also be mindful of the content we consume online." - Pit-Roig About our reporter: Pablo Jiménez Arandia Key moments 00:00:04 - Introduction, 00:02:59 - A Day in the Life, 00:06:29 - The Impact of Social Media, 00:09:10 - The Holocaust Remembrance Day, 00:13:49 - The Paranoia and Escape, 00:17:50 - The Concept of Doomscrolling, 00:18:25 - Mental Health Impact of Constant Exposure to Negative News, 00:19:18 - Pit-Roig Vinyals' Use of Twitter and Moral Obligation, 00:21:14 - Ubertamen's Fight Against Mental Health Stigma, 00:24:32 - Balancing Online News Consumption and Mental Well-being. Credits and staff  The second season of Europe Talks Back is produced in partnership with Sphera Network, the first network of independent media in Europe to reinvent the media space and paint a new picture of the continent through impactful, unbiased, raw and authentic stories. The producer of this episode of Europe Talks Back is Maria Dios.  The host and narrator of Europe Talks Back is Juli Simond.  Sound editing and mixing is by Jeremy Bocquet.  Reporting for this story by Pablo Jiménez Arandia. The executive producer of Europe Talks Back is Alexander Damiano Ricci. Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/linkedin.com/company/bulle-media/https://www.twitter.com/twitter.com/europodpodcastshttps://www.europod.eu/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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