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Today, social media has become a major part of numerous lives through countless websites and apps, and people have been able to connect with others and share their thoughts, emotions, experiences, etc. It’s been able to provide a source of entertainment and shopping, and many businesses have even found it useful for promotion and marketing. At this point, social media has had such a huge impact on society that it seems like people couldn’t live without it. However, with these advantages, social media has also had a number of disadvantages that have affected our lives. This includes the result of major problems having to do with mental health issues, insecurities about one’s self, and addiction.

Use of social media has even allowed people who are shy to feel more comfortable expressing themselves. In 21 Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networking, it says, “About 1 in 4 teens say that their experiences on social media have helped them to feel less shy when interacting with others in real life. Almost 30% of the young people in that group say that these encounters help them to feel more outgoing, while 1 in 5 say that their confidence got a boost.”
Apart from comfort zones being broken, a major positive impact of social media has been its ability to save lives in desperate situations.

At least five people were killed in a mass shooting Monday at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, police said.

The shooter, identified as a 25-year-old male, was employed at the bank, police said. The shooter’s “weapon of choice” was a rifle and he was shot and killed by law enforcement, police said.

The gunman live-streamed the attack on Instagram, police said. The video was subsequently taken down, according to the source.

A local hospital received nine patients following the shooting – two police officers and seven civilians, officials said. Three patients have been released and three are in critical condition, including a police officer, authorities added.

A mental health day is a day you take off from work or school, and minimize any commitments or responsibilities. You can use this time to focus on relieving stress, relaxing, having fun, and preventing burnout.

While one day might not solve heavy underlying problems that lead to burnout, a mental health day can provide a much-needed break to pause, regroup, and come back with greater levels of energy and a fresh, less-stressed perspective.

According to research conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), anxiety and depressive disorders cost more than a trillion dollars globally in lost productivity each year.1

Whatever stressors you face, these tips can help you take a mental health day and make the most of it.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by your daily roles and responsibilities. When you’re constantly expected to perform your duties as an employee, a parent, a spouse, a family member, or a friend, you can find yourself exhausted.

It’s important to take time for yourself to:

Clear your mind

Have fun and do things you enjoy

Improve your sleep quality2

Process your emotions

Promote relaxation

Reduce stress3

Knowing what you can expect to get out of a mental health day is important. It’s important to remember that it isn’t a day to hide from your problems.

An effective mental health day can help you:

Destress

Get a handle on your emotions

Relax

Reset your perspective

Rest

Take a step back to evaluate

Problems can be harder to deal with when they seem close, overwhelming, and inescapable. Taking a mental break from work and spending some time on self-care can sometimes give you the mini-break you need to head back into things with a clear head.

Taking a mental health day is easier said than done. Some people have concerns about what their employers or families will think. Will they be supportive or judgmental? With most things, communication is key. Talk about the importance of mental health in your roles and how some time away can make you more productive, present and healthier.

Mental health days are one way to manage your mental health. There are many other resources and tools available to work through feelings of anxiety, depression and stress. Talk to your health care team if you have concerns about your mental health.

Dr Alpana Waghmare, an infectious diseases expert at Seattle Children’s Hospital told the New York Times: ‘We’re seeing everything come back with a vengeance.’

Dr Gottlieb told CBS ‘Face the Nation’ over the weekend that the Covid pandemic has ‘changed’ the circulation cycle for other viruses.

‘We’re seeing a peak in cases right now,’ he said.

‘This is not unlike the season last year, where we also saw an early peak.

‘In those cases, some people ascribe it to the fact that children have been somewhat removed from the circulating pathogen, so you don’t have as much immunity to the pathogen, so you don’t have as much immunity in the population generally.

‘So that’s changed the typical cycle for this virus.’

Typically the RSV season runs from mid-September to mid-November. But this year it began in August.

The virus, which causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most adults and older children, can be deadly for babies, according to the CDC.

In severe cases it can spread to the lower respiratory tract, causing pneumonia or bronchiolitis.

PCR-confirmed cases have now risen to their highest level since the pandemic began hitting 7,334 diagnoses in the latest week.

His motive for the attack at the school of about 400 students is unclear.

A teenage girl was pronounced dead inside the school, while one woman died in hospital, police told local media.

The seven injured – three girls and four boys – all had non-life-threatening injuries, according to local media.

Students were running out of the school when officers arrived and said the attacker had a “long gun”, according to the city’s police commissioner Michael Sack.

He said seven security workers on site had acted quickly to notify other staff and contact police.

The gunman was found to be carrying hundreds of bullets that were sorted into nearly a dozen high-capacity magazines, Mr Sack later said, adding: “This could have been much worse.”

“This is a heart-breaking day for all of us,” he added. FBI agents are helping the investigation.

One student told the KMOV local news station the attacker had walked up to a friend and asked her: “You ready to die?”

Raven Terry said: “We just ran real, real fast… and we were just crying, all shaken up about it.”

Taniya Gholston, 16, told the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper that the gunman had entered her classroom and tried to shoot her.

“I was trying to run and I couldn’t run,” she said. “Me and him made eye contact but I made it out because his gun got jammed.”

She said she overheard the attacker saying: “I’m tired of this damn school.”

Police said the gunman graduated last year from the school and had no history of criminal behaviour.

One of the victims was identified by family as health teacher Jean Kuczka.

Kuczka, 61, had taught at the school since 2008, according to an online biography, and was a grandmother of seven.

“My mom loved kids,” her daughter Abigail Kuczka told the Post-Dispatch, adding that she had died protecting her students.

Those injured are said to be suffering from gunshot wounds, shrapnel injuries and cardiac arrest.

“Our children shouldn’t have to experience this,” St Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said at a news conference after the shooting.

“They shouldn’t have to go through active shooter drills in case something

Under federal law, the Pentagon’s health care system can provide abortions only in cases of rape or incest or when a mother’s life is in danger. That doesn’t change under the new policy. The funds the military would provide service members would cover transportation only; they would not pay for abortion services that are not covered by federal law.

Attorney Natalie Khawam, who represented the family of slain U.S. soldier Vanessa Guillén, whose body was found last year outside the boundary of Fort Hood, Texas, said the policy is part of a continued effort by the Pentagon to address a military culture that has not been supportive of female service members. Guillén’s death led to sweeping changes as to how sexual harassment and assault are addressed in the military.

Despite the slowdown in sales, inventory continues to drop. There were 1.25 million homes for sales at the end of September, down 0.8% compared with September 2021. At the current sales pace, that represents a 3.2-month supply. Six months is considered a balanced supply.

“Despite weaker sales, multiple offers are still occurring with more than a quarter of homes selling above list price due to limited inventory,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the NAR. “The current lack of supply underscores the vast contrast with the previous major market downturn from 2008 to 2010, when inventory levels were four times higher than they are today.”