Doctors say that reports surrounding these dangerous acts, shows that most of this social media frenzy has some underlying cause that leads to an addiction
Youngsters seem to be going to great lengths to get noticed on social media, often with tragic results. While the Blue Whale challenge continues to see teenagers attempting to commit suicide, other incidents are also coming to the fore.
In a new case, at a private school in Noida, teenaged boys shot a video while they slapped one another, mainly to put it up on social media. However, the game got so bad that one of them ended up losing his hearing.
Commenting on these cases, Dr Samir Parikh, psychiatrist and director of the Department Of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, Fortis Healthcare, said, “These kids carry out such acts mainly to get noticed and in some cases outsmart their peers. The time required to create these videos and put them out is negligible thus giving them no time to realise the futility of such an act.”
Doctors say that reports surrounding these dangerous acts, shows that most of this social media frenzy has some underlying cause that leads to an addiction. The youngsters carrying out these acts are often vulnerable and have fragile self-esteem. They thus need to rely on external factors to heighten their self belief .
“During adolescence, behavior is more emotional than logical and is governed more by high arousal situations like the presence of friends or where they get instant gratification. Social media is an easy way of being an instant sensation among peers and sharing such videos,” says Dr. Jateen Ukrani, Senior Psychiatrist, Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital.
“Parents need to monitor their child’s’ online activity as much as they monitor other activities,” he adds.
Doctors say that often, the hormones of teenagers lead them towards aggression and thus experimentation. Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences specialist, Dr Sameer Malhotra, said, “Aimlessness and having ample time ensure teenagers spend a lot of their energy in trying to get noticed.”
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During adolescence, behavior is more emotional than logical and is governed more by high arousal situations like the presence of friends or where they get instant gratification, says a psychiatrist
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