Everything I Love Is Linked To Anxiety, Depression, And Loneliness!

My Social Media feed has been questioning my entire existence for a year! I am not even surprised anymore.

I take immense joy in scrolling mindlessly on Instagram on certain days. Not always, but yes, I have my days when I just sit and scroll through. But lately, my scrolling is giving me an existential crisis! It goes okay till 10–15 posts, and then comes one bad reel that questions my entire existence. Let me give you an example of “how”. The other day, I was craving something sweet after lunch. Now, this, as an Indian, this feels normal. Till my subconscious all of a sudden reminded me how craving for Sugar is linked with depression symptoms. I nearly spit out my dessert. Me? Depressed? Nah! That’s just me eating a good homemade dessert.

But this incident got me thinking, what if the Social Media algorithm is trying to link my guilty pleasures to a therapy session? Because suddenly, everything I adore, from my midnight dark chocolate to my sacred morning sleep, is under the microscope. According to TikTok and Instagram influencers, my life choices are not “happy choices”; they are a cry for help. And if you are feeling the same lately, that’s all the reason I am writing this and would want you to read it.

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