Technology x Mental Health: The Mix
A lot of people, particularly young people, navigate the digital world as a means of self-discovery. With today being World Mental Health Day, we wanted to pass along some interesting stats from out partners at The Mix, the UK’s leading support service for young people.
About 70% of 16-24 year-olds surveyed by The Mix actively seek out for support in online communities when they feel low or lonely.
13% did not have any online community or internet friends to talk to.
17% said they felt that digital life was bad for their mental health
42% said that seeing friends having fun online made them feel worse when they were already feeling low.
76% of 16-24 year olds reject the idea of being normal.
In response to their survey, The Mix is set to tell the stories that say no to normal. Above is a video featuring young people who know normal is a “subjective, abstract concept.”
It’s more important to be united, but unique. And with that, they are launching the #NoNormal campaign to reject what normal means.
What do you think, Tumblr? How do you combat the idea of normalcy?
