{"id":1,"date":"2026-06-21T11:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mme-soleil.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-06-21T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:41:44","slug":"social-media-toxisch-oder-falsche-nutzung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mme-soleil.com\/en\/social-media-toxisch-oder-falsche-nutzung\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media \u2013 toxic or just improper use?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Social media these days often gives us a completely false picture of life, of how we should be, and of all the things we\u2019re supposed to have.\u00a0
You need to have a beautiful, bright home with minimalist yet cozy decor that reflects who you are, while still looking stylish and not too mainstream.\u00a0
Everything must always be tidy and clean. A closet filled exclusively with designer clothes\u2014and, of course, don\u2019t forget the designer bags costing between \u20ac2,000 and \u20ac5,000.\u00a0
Skincare products from Dior, Chanel, La Mer, etc. Always be happy, positive, and calm. Oh, and don\u2019t forget to do something for your body every day, cook and eat healthy. But please don\u2019t be lazy\u2014make sure to also have a full-time job and take care of the kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who's supposed to manage all that\u2014and be able to afford it in the first place?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I both work\u2014he works full-time, and I work part-time and take care of our daughter. In the evenings, we often don\u2019t even have enough energy to cook a decent meal, let alone tidy everything up and have a house that looks like the ones in all those Pinterest and Instagram posts.\u00a0
As an office clerk, I'm very happy that I have the option to work from home, which gives me more time for housework, my child, myself, and my partner.\u00a0
However, there are many who do not have this option and are facing even greater difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don't let social media confuse you or bring you down! A lot of it isn't realistic or real!\u00a0
Often, the perfect body is connected to the fact that these people make a living from it and work out every day.
Perfect skin is often the result not only of the products they use, but also of visits to dermatologists and facial treatments. And if there are bad days when the skin doesn't look perfect, it can be perfected and retouched.\u00a0
The makeup looks really nice in the photos, but does it look just as good in real life?
Many of these products, including clothing and more, are often not purchased but sent by companies, since the \u201cinfluencers\u201d are supposed to showcase and sell these items to us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I, too, was often and for a long time confused by this illusion, until I had a rough awakening. You don't need any of these things, and they don't make you any happier if you were already unhappy to begin with.\u00a0
It took me years to change my mindset and realize that those shouldn't be role models for me, but rather sources of inspiration.\u00a0
Instead of trying to keep up with all of that, I try to make my life simpler and happier and live in a way that leaves me feeling good at the end of the day\u2014so I don't feel like a failure because I don't have any of the things I see on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I regularly clean up my social media feeds. Whenever I see a post that brings me down or triggers negative feelings, I look at the account\u2019s most recent posts. If the older posts evoke a similar feeling, I unfollow the account.\u00a0
That's why I follow accounts that motivate and inspire me. The content on these accounts often shows the realistic and natural everyday life of an ordinary, imperfect person.
It takes the pressure and the expectations you place on yourself to be perfect and have everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most important thing, though, is that we simply learn that nothing and no one is perfect, and that you only ever see what you\u2019re shown.
In a few videos by a makeup artist from Paris, she says and shows that she was emotional and had some bad days, but this was never explained or discussed further. And that's fine, she doesn't have to.
A fitness content creator from Seattle on Instagram often shares her weight fluctuations and writes about how she felt and what motivates and drives her.\u00a0
That makes them ordinary people with problems and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A skincare content creator from Canada repeatedly says in her videos that all you need is a facial cleanser, moisturizer, and sunscreen, and that everything else is simply optional. Furthermore, she doesn\u2019t demonize any ingredients; instead, she points out that certain ingredients can cause skin irritation for some people. When I watch her videos, I don\u2019t immediately think of a sales pitch, but rather of education and a better understanding of the ingredients.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, social media has evolved from a combination of addiction, compulsion, and pressure\u2014coupled with negative feelings and inferiority complexes\u2014into a source of motivation, inspiration, and a channel for learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media is always just what we make of it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Social media these days often gives us a completely false picture of life, of how we should be, and of all the things we\u2019re supposed to have. \nYou need to have a beautiful, bright home with minimalist yet cozy decor that reflects who you are, while...<\/p>\n

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