Rather scarily, the average person is said to spend a little under two hours on social media every single day; even more scarily is this is only about a third of our total online time, which is estimated as over six hours daily. That's a lot of scrolling, liking, commenting, retweeting, snapping and sharing. As someone that works in the digital field and has done for over seven years, I probably spend a good chunk more than most attached to my laptop or phone to some degree - no matter how much I try to resist the urge to pick up my phone and absentmindedly have a scroll. Taking this into consideration, it's no wonder that our time spent online is having a serious impact on our overall wellbeing; a day doesn't go by without me seeing some comment, blog post or conversation about how the digital world is taking its toll and having a negative effect on our mental health. With so much content available at the click of a button, and so many curated images and feeds of perfection to compare ourselves too, it's not surprising that collectively we're starting to feel a little low and confused as to how to get ourselves out of this negative spiral.
Although the online world is amazing in so many respects, it also causes numerous problems if we spend too much time immersed in a digital space that drains us emotionally. I've made a concerted effort in the last few months to take a step back and reassess my relationship with the internet and social media sites in particular, and I h...