Recently, I discovered an article that described several ways in which social media has a negative impact on mental health. At first read, I thought most of it was fairly inaccurate, and I did not believe that it applied to me in any form, mostly because it discussed being addicted to these platforms and having negative feelings about one's self while using them. However, after reading other's feedback, I realized that the article kind of nailed it, especially for millennials, because I honestly do not know if I could go without my cell phone for even a day. When I wake up, I lay in bed and scroll through social media. When I am waiting for my next class to begin, I scroll through social media. When I go to the restroom, you guessed it, I am still on social media. It has become almost like a routine and part of my daily life. Although I strongly believe in living in the moment and putting down the phone for special events, I still find my nose in the phone and isolating myself from the world. I was just at IHOP the other day when I noticed a family of five in the booth beside of me, all sitting in silence as they looked at their phone, and I could not help but feel so sad. I want to look deeper into how this impacts our social relationships, in general, because if you cannot even give up your cell phone to have a nice dinner with your family, how severe are the effects of this possible addiction?