Social media is one of the most prominent things in today's society. A lot of teens and young adults, including me, open Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, or Facebook as soon as they wake up. It's a place to catch up on the news and be connected with your friends 24/7. Social media allows people to post pictures of their lives for their followers and friends to see what they are up to. While this is great, it can also have some damaging effects on teens’ and young adults’ mental health and body image. Personally, I have seen these effects in my own life and in others on Instagram and Twitter. I have felt the need on multiple occasions to change the way I looked and lose weight to fit within society’s "standards." I thought that if I looked the way that people do on social media, then others would like me. This was not the case but instead caused me to fall into a deep depressive state since I didn’t match how everyone else looked. I stopped eating and would chart my weight to make sure I was losing weight. It wasn’t until I almost fainted in class one day to realize what I was doing just to fit in. While social media can be a good thing at times, it can also be a major factor in how people view themselves and the world around them. It’s important to note and remember that not everything you see is real as many people heavily edit their photos to fit within society’s standards. I asked people on social media and a few students at my college if they could reflect on their experiences using social media and how it has affected their mental health and body image. I used these statements to create and shape my poems below to show just how impactful social media can be on someone's life.