A boy interrupts his father and a girl reports to the police against her parents
The jealousy of "social media" is the secret of teenage rebellion and depression
Fatima Al-Kindi: "The isolation of the children and their union with their phones made them easy prey for negative thoughts and feelings."
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Social media jealousy is considered one of the dangers of social media that many families do not pay attention to, according to the head of the social support section of the Women and Child Protection Department in the General Department of Human Rights in Dubai Police, Fatima Al-Kindi, who indicated that teenagers in particular watch their peers. They suffer symptoms such as rebellion, depression, sadness, anxiety, and tension, and dissatisfaction with their lives, beauty, or stature, especially when they follow models or social media celebrities.
Al-Kindi told Emirates Today that there are several cases that the administration has dealt with mainly resulting from the “social media” jealousy, such as a 19-year-old girl who complains about her parents and demands exaggerated things just because she sees her peers or relatives enjoy these advantages without Take into account the circumstances of her family, pointing out that the matter came to the point of her father's complaint, and insisting that meeting these requirements is his duty.
She added that among the cases was also a university youth who turned against his father as well, and he was constantly complaining and grumbling because of his jealousy of his cousins, who published their pictures while traveling or buying a new car, and this son became depressed and stressed, and it was difficult to satisfy him.
Al-Kindi confirmed that social media comparisons are a dangerous behavioral problem that many people do not pay attention to. She sees the girl following a model or model on “Instagram” and “Snapchat”, and compares her body to this model, which makes her feel that she is not beautiful or inconsistent, and this is reflected in her behavior. It drives her to depression.
She pointed out that “social media’s jealousy affects all societies and affects them negatively, so what do we think about individuals, especially adolescents of both sexes,” explaining that the isolation of children and their unification with their phones made them easy prey for these negative thoughts and feelings, pointing out that among the cases also an Asian girl The rebellion reached her to the point of insulting and assaulting her parents, and when she was summoned to the administration, she said that they “do not provide her with her requirements, and if he does not comply with that, she will legally question them,” citing the Child Law, who does not understand it well and does not realize the rights and duties imposed by it.
Al-Kindi said that the basis of treatment for this dangerous problem is cognitive and behavioral rehabilitation, to work to change those convictions, noting that this must begin at an early stage through the correct normal upbringing, before the child reaches adolescence, by strengthening his self-confidence and his family and consolidating He has feelings of contentment, and his awareness that every person has his own circumstances, and he should not compare himself to others in a subjective manner.
She added that she and the management team are keen to educate parents about how to continuously communicate with children and not leave them to social media, because it is gradually becoming an alternative for parents.
Social media comparisons are a dangerous behavior problem that not many people pay attention to.
Treatment for social media jealousy begins with cognitive and behavioral rehabilitation.
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