Consumption Versus Creation

Another devastating effect is the swift change in your mood that over-consumption can create. Let’s say you come across a post that is hilarious, you burst out laughing. Then, there’s another post that makes you chuckle. You then scroll up to a post about the news on a war with disturbing images. The next post might then be someone showing off a new recipe that they’ve created. This all happens in a matter of five minutes. Reflect for a second on how you think you might feel after this brief amount of time. The biggest issue is that you were powerless in controlling how to feel. Your feelings were in the hands of whatever the next post would be. It was a simple roll of the dice. Your mood shifts with each swipe up.