Sommer Ray explains why social media is making girls insecure Instagram influencer Sommer Ray has enjoyed tremendous success on the platform, but has revealed some of the real pitfalls of social media and her frustrations regarding young girls becoming insecure as a result of using it. The American fitness model has over 23 million followers on her account, with many of her most popular posts featuring workout videos and snaps of her in the gym working hard to improve. However, while her story and mission to always get better resonates with a lot of users on Instagram, attracting millions of reactions and likes on posts regularly, she\u2019s also not prepared to duck some of the real issues that the platform is possibly having on society. Particularly focusing on young girls, Sommer discussed potential insecurities born out of regular social media use during a post on January 9, and she\u2019s clearly frustrated by the negative impact it\u2019s having on people from this generation. \u201cEveryone has different battles, different insecurities, and what\u2019s sad for me \u2013 for young girls in this generation \u2013 is that social media and all these things \u2013 there\u2019s so many different things to make you feel insecure, comparing yourself, all of these different things, so I really feel for girls.\u201d The influencer also noted that she went through some of the same feelings while growing up, where she doubted herself and was unsure about what path to take in order to grow as a person, as seen in the video below. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7FQftDgLVj\/ According to a study conducted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the United States, social media not only has an \u201cenduring impact\u201d on adolescent life, but the impacts on girls was greater in their analysis. They cited cases of anxiety, depression and cyberbullying resulting from increased screen time, as well as a lack of balance between social media and other activities among many girls. It wasn\u2019t all doom and gloom in Sommer Ray\u2019s clip, however, as she pointed out things that can really help boost a young person\u2019s confidence, too. \u201cSometimes when you\u2019re young, we all go through stages where we\u2019re insecure and feel hard on ourselves,\u201d she said. \u201cEspecially when you\u2019re young you don\u2019t even know who you are.\u201d Ray added: \u201cYou look at yourself like: \u2018Who am I? I don\u2019t even know. I don\u2019t know what I like,\u2019 because you\u2019re growing. Self love and making you look good doesn\u2019t come from looking in the mirror, it\u2019s coming from the inside, going to work out to better yourself.\u201d She will be hoping many of her fans, particularly those who are comparing themselves to others and being negatively impacted by increased use of social media, take her advice on board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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