The Social Media Trap - How to Protect Your Mental Health in a Digital World

By Emma Parker

Social media was designed to connect us-but for many, it's doing the opposite. Anxiety, comparison, loneliness, and burnout are becoming the hidden costs of a life lived online.

The Social Media Trap - How to Protect Your Mental Health in a Digital World is a wake-up call and a guidebook for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the endless scroll. Backed by psychology, neuroscience, and real-world stories, this book reveals how digital platforms are engineered to hijack your attention, exploit your emotions, and subtly shape your self-worth-and more importantly, how to break free.

This isn't about quitting the internet. It's about reclaiming your time, focus, and emotional well-being in a hyperconnected world.

Inside, you'll learn:

How social media affects the brain-especially dopamine, attention, and moodThe links between screen time, anxiety, depression, and self-esteemThe role of algorithms in creating addiction, polarization, and FOMOPractical strategies to set digital boundaries and reduce online stressHow to curate a healthier online environment without disconnecting completelyTools for developing digital resilience, self-awareness, and mindful tech habits

Whether you're a parent, teen, professional, or everyday user, The Social Media Trap offers clarity in a confusing landscape. It empowers you to take control of your digital experience-and protect your mental health without giving up the benefits of modern connection.

Because your mind is too valuable to be managed by an algorithm.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4235251457
• ISBN13: 9784235251451
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Lakes Publishing
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.0" x 6.0"