I believe so. I don't have the answer for it, but I do believe it exacerbates the anxiety. It exacerbates, sometimes, the loneliness and isolation. For example, when some of us were growing up.... If I did something embarrassing in class, seven or eight people who saw it might laugh at me and make me a bit embarrassed, but now, by the time I get home, it could be uploaded and everybody in my class, my school, and my town could see it. That might affect me in not going to school. My parents would take me to the doctor and wonder what's wrong with me.
I think there are lots and lots of positives with social media—don't get me wrong at all—but I do think it's very double-edged. It may involve helping young girls and women to separate the fantasy that is social media. I have daughters exactly that age, and every kid at that age wants to be a Kardashian and wants to be famous. That's the world they live in, unfortunately.
I do believe it's a problem. I do believe there are many benefits from it. If you are away, you can speak to your loved ones halfway across the world, so that's fantastic. You can also tease and bother them. I do think that some education.... If only they could feel comfortable going to an adult, for example, and saying, “This is difficult.”