Social media can encourage a form of app dependency which impacts a proportion of users. Social media can have a negative effect upon mental health and so this kind of dependency is likely to be unhealthy. This article [here] provides some signs and symptoms that indicate that your social media use could be dysfunctional. It also offers some ideas for alternative, healthy activities. A week long break from social media [see here] meant more free time as well as lower levels of anxiety and depression for those involved in the study.