10 Celebrities Who Have Struggled With Social Media Anxiety

Supermodel Bella Hadid is the latest celebrity to rally against the pressures of social media. Here’s a round up of celebrities who have called out the toxicity of social media

12 November, 2021

10 Celebrities Who Have Struggled With Social Media Anxiety

Supermodel Bella Hadid is the latest celebrity to rally against the pressures of social media. Here’s a round up of celebrities who have called out the toxicity of social media

The supermodel recently posted a series nine photos of her weeping in bed and warned her 47 million Instagram followers that “social media is not real”. In the caption she urged anyone struggling with mental health issues to remember that “you’re not alone”. She has been struggling with depression and anxiety since her teens and had taken a break from social media in January to focus on her mental health.

1BellaThe supermodel recently posted a series nine photos of her weeping in bed and warned her 47 million Instagram followers that “social media is not real”. In the caption she urged anyone struggling with mental health issues to remember that “you’re not alone”. She has been struggling with depression and anxiety since her teens and had taken a break from social media in January to focus on her mental health.

The actor lashed out at social media toxicity in one of her posts following the shocking news of her Raabta co-star Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. She had written, “Social media is the FAKEST, most toxic place.. if you haven’t posted RIP or said something publicly, you’re considered not to be grieving. It seems Social Media is the new ‘Real’ world.. and the Real world has become ‘Fake’.”

2Kriti The actor lashed out at social media toxicity in one of her posts following the shocking news of her Raabta co-star Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. She had written, “Social media is the FAKEST, most toxic place.. if you haven’t posted RIP or said something publicly, you’re considered not to be grieving. It seems Social Media is the new ‘Real’ world.. and the Real world has become ‘Fake’.”

The singer quit social media in 2015 when he found himself spending too much time on his phone and not enough on enjoying real life. "I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I'm taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything to travel the world and see everything I missed," he wrote on Instagram before taking a year-long break from social media. Since then, Ed has officially ditched Twitter. While his account is still active, Ed's bio reads: 'I don't use this anymore, please follow me on teddysphotos on instagram, lots of love x’.

3EdThe singer quit social media in 2015 when he found himself spending too much time on his phone and not enough on enjoying real life. "I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I'm taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything to travel the world and see everything I missed," he wrote on Instagram before taking a year-long break from social media. Since then, Ed has officially ditched Twitter. While his account is still active, Ed's bio reads: 'I don't use this anymore, please follow me on teddysphotos on instagram, lots of love x’.

The pop icon enjoys massive following on social media but in an interview to a magazine she said: "As soon as I became the most followed person on Instagram, I sort of freaked out. It had become so consuming to me. It’s what I woke up to and went to sleep to. I was an addict, and it felt like I was seeing things I didn’t want to see, like it was putting things in my head that I didn’t want to care about. I always end up feeling like s*** when I look at Instagram. Which is why I’m kind of under the radar, ghosting it a bit.”

4SelenaThe pop icon enjoys massive following on social media but in an interview to a magazine she said: "As soon as I became the most followed person on Instagram, I sort of freaked out. It had become so consuming to me. It’s what I woke up to and went to sleep to. I was an addict, and it felt like I was seeing things I didn’t want to see, like it was putting things in my head that I didn’t want to care about. I always end up feeling like s*** when I look at Instagram. Which is why I’m kind of under the radar, ghosting it a bit.”

Sonakshi Sinha deactivated her Twitter account last year citing negativity and social media toxicity that bothered her. She wrote, “The first step to protecting your sanity is to stay away from negativity. And no where more of that than twitter these days!”

5SonakshiSonakshi Sinha deactivated her Twitter account last year citing negativity and social media toxicity that bothered her. She wrote, “The first step to protecting your sanity is to stay away from negativity. And no where more of that than twitter these days!”

The actor too took a break from Twitter after putting up a lengthy post. He wrote, “I’m Breaking Up with you Twitter. You seem to have gotten lost in all the hate everyone is so ready to throw at each other, a place full of bullies, a place where abusing people is a normal code of conduct... I don’t need this kind of energy.”

6SaqibThe actor too took a break from Twitter after putting up a lengthy post. He wrote, “I’m Breaking Up with you Twitter. You seem to have gotten lost in all the hate everyone is so ready to throw at each other, a place full of bullies, a place where abusing people is a normal code of conduct... I don’t need this kind of energy.”

The actor is not on social media and she has made no bones about her distaste for the culture surronding social media, Mila Kunis said, "I just don't think people need to know when I'm going to the restroom" while appearing on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. "What am I gonna tweet? Like, 'Hey now I'm moving from room to room.' I don't really know what I would tweet.”

7MilaThe actor is not on social media and she has made no bones about her distaste for the culture surronding social media, Mila Kunis said, "I just don't think people need to know when I'm going to the restroom" while appearing on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. "What am I gonna tweet? Like, 'Hey now I'm moving from room to room.' I don't really know what I would tweet.”

Kristen Stewart has a private account on Instagram that she only uses to interact with her friends. You wouldn’t find her on the social media platform engaging with her fanbase. "I have a private Instagram so I can keep in touch with my friends because I'm always away," she told USA Today in 2014. "That's not social media. We have a shared photo stream.”

8KristenKristen Stewart has a private account on Instagram that she only uses to interact with her friends. You wouldn’t find her on the social media platform engaging with her fanbase. "I have a private Instagram so I can keep in touch with my friends because I'm always away," she told USA Today in 2014. "That's not social media. We have a shared photo stream.”

 The actor has stayed away from social media and kept her private life away from public scrutiny. In an interview in 2018, she said that social media "wouldn't be a positive thing" for her, adding: "If people can handle that sort of output and input in the social media sphere, more power to them.”

9Emma The actor has stayed away from social media and kept her private life away from public scrutiny. In an interview in 2018, she said that social media "wouldn't be a positive thing" for her, adding: "If people can handle that sort of output and input in the social media sphere, more power to them.”

  Jennifer Lawrence is another celebrity who has candidly spoken against social media. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, she said she"will never get Twitter”. Though she joined eventually but it was only to raise her voice in support of Black Lives Matter Movement.

10Jennifer  Jennifer Lawrence is another celebrity who has candidly spoken against social media. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, she said she"will never get Twitter”. Though she joined eventually but it was only to raise her voice in support of Black Lives Matter Movement.

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