1.0Peyk Magazinehttps://peykmagazine.com/enadminhttps://peykmagazine.com/en/author/admin_en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="29XJA37Beb"><a href="https://peykmagazine.com/en/2025/07/02/the-psychological-impact/">The Psychological Impact …</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://peykmagazine.com/en/2025/07/02/the-psychological-impact/embed/#?secret=29XJA37Beb" width="600" height="338" title="“The Psychological Impact …” — Peyk Magazine" data-secret="29XJA37Beb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://peykmagazine.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://peykmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Aryana-Peyk-218-titles-English.jpg708535The Psychological Impact of Social Media By: Aryana Mahasseni Social media is everywhere. It is how we keep up, show up, and sometimes even define who we are. But beneath the funny videos and perfectly lit photos, something heavier underlies—something that quietly shapes how we see ourselves and each other. There is a strange paradox