WHEN YOU'RE DEPRESSED, IS THERE ANY VALUE IN 'FAKING IT' ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
I’ve talked plenty in the past about how social media definitely isn’t a realistic portrayal of our lives - unless you’re super brave, it’s unlikely you’re going to be posting selfies when you’ve got a massive zit on your nose, or tweeting when you’re a bit stressed and miserable watching telly. If it’s not a classy, monochrome flat lay, triple filtered selfie or some kind of fancy barista coffee then it’s not touching most people’s feeds.
In light of a story shared online earlier this week, I’ve been thinking about this a bit more… Amber Smith, a young woman from Warwickshire, has posted a pair of images online; one shows the ‘normal’ Amber, a bit dressed up, plenty of slap on and filtered to the hilt. The other image shows Amber in a state she calls another version of 'normal’ for her - in the middle of the night, panicked, as she’d just had an anxiety attack.