Does social media cause your money to dismorphia?

I did not dream about my wedding day or met my prince as a little girl. Instead, I fantasize about high -class fashion, good cars, and luxurious life. Fortunately, my desire for financial independence always keeps me under control. My savings account includes a cost of more than three months, I pay my bills in full and on time, and I have a minimum debt. All of this must be entertaining. However, inflation, coupled with mass layoffs in my industry, has made me worry about money. And a consistent exposure to other people’s beautiful homes and luxury vacation on social media only intensify it, making me ask me what I have to do wrong so I don’t have the same luxury.

Somewhere along the way, social media is a stick for my financial measurement, and this is also a problem that disturbs in countless people. Apparently, this financial anxiety has become very common so that the internet gives life to the term “Money Dysmorphia.” Of course, it is always fun to know that you are not alone in your financial fear. However, I think we can all agree that feeling financially stable and confident is a better alternative. So, determined to return to this point, I try to learn more about Dysmorphia money, how it influences us, and what to do. In front, everything you need to know if you also feel it.

What is Dysmorphia Money?

Similar to how people with dysmorphia have a distorted view of their appearance, people with dysmorphia money have a distorted view of their finances. Usually, this manifests in one of two ways. First, this creates financial insecurity to someone with good income, savings, and a little or no debt, which directs them to hoard their money when they don’t have to do it. Or, it triggers an inferior complex in someone who is stressed because of money or produces less than the people around them. In this case, they give care for the wind and then spend too much money. No matter how you play it, Dysmorphia Money Clouds Our Assessment. Furthermore, making smart money moves practically impossible.

According to a consumer financial advocate in Karma Credit, Courtney Alev, The concept of Dysmorphia money appears when more people start to question how well they are doing financially after seeing what other people describe online. This phenomenon also does not distinguish. Anyone can experience dysmorphia money regardless of how financially they are stable; However, this is the most common among the younger generation, with 43 percent of the Z genes and 41 percent of the millennium generation reportedly experienced it.

Why do people experience dysmorphia money?

In the end, the comparison is the source of the root of Dysmorphia money. Considering this, it is not surprising that social media often triggers this experience. â € œIWhen people post content on social media that imply certain financial positions, others often compare them with their own situations and feel inadequate financiallyâ € said Alev. Besides, if you trace a snapshot from a luxury vacation, a female night, and a coffee date for a long time, you will question how well you do. To pour salt into the wound, this disadvantaged feeling can then be intensified if you have a loan or a student’s expensive debt, unemployed or generate less than the person you know, or obsessively you will never be able to live the life you want.

“Setting 40 percent of Gen Z has claimed to be in debt to maintain the appearance on social media.”

This comparison is smooth than open. The truth is, we continue to judge how we measure to others based on the clothes they wear, the car they drive, and the content they share. In fact, the report on the new Meaks on Money from Ally revealed that nearly 40 percent of the Z Gen had claimed to be in debt to maintain the appearance on social media. I might be a millennial, but this is something I feel acute too. I have refrained from taking pictures of the whole body in my house because my basic board is out of date, and I stopped showing off my kitchen because it was small and really needed refreshment. Cold and difficult truth is that every movement we make communicates something about our financial position. In a world where the profile of social media that should be imitated is the symbol of the final status, it is only natural to describe yourself positively.

What to do if you experience dysmorphia money

If you fight with Dysmorphia money, it is important to recognize you not alone. Money affects everyone differently, and experiences high and low in your relationship with really normal money. However, if you struggle with a comparison or view that has the potential to be distorted about your finances, there are several steps you can take to improve this situation so that you can find financial freedom that you deserve to get.

â € œIf you traced luxury snapshot getaways, women’s night, and coffee dating for a long time, you will question how good you do it.â €

First, Alev recommends to get a clear understanding of your finances without the influence of external factors. To do this, schedule time to basically audit all your bills on your bank income and account; This is truly a way to realistically determine what your financial situation is like. From here, Alev suggested setting clear financial goals for himself and plans to achieve them. In this way, every time you start comparing your financial situation with others, you can return to your plan and remember that you choose to make smart money move alone.

With that, re -evaluate your relationship with social media or limiting the use of your social media can be useful at all. I know how easy it is to fall into the trap of comparison, no matter how confident I am in me and the situation of my money. But by taking a step back and remembering that it is impossible to accurately evaluate how rich someone from their social media profile is, I feel much less stressed. What is displayed there never tells the full story, and the last thing you want is so trapped in others that you refuse to write your own financial own or vice versa.

About the author

Arianna Reardon, the author who contributed

Arianna is a freelance writer and a journalist, and the hot and dirty queen of Martini who was proclaimed. At Everygirl, Arianna uses the authenticity and its relation to empowering, inspiring, and motivating women everywhere. Does he write about sex and relationship, career and finance, beauty and fashion, fitness, or home and life, Arianna’s desire shines in all his work.