Social Media :
IN 2013 – the
technological advances continue to unravel amongst us . In the past decade , social media has gone from the age of FaceParty , MySpace and Bebo – to an age now that accepts both Facebook and Twitter as a daily necessity . Yes , a bit like food and water .
Social media has proved to be a wonderful catalyst in improving recovery for those with mental illness . At a simple level , it can act as a bridging tool for isolated people to engage and form new relationships . As a service-user in the Highlands , you could end up embroiled in a debate with others all across Scotland and beyond .
TWITTER
Twitter in particular , has become a great tool to facilitate chats across the country . Merging with other mediums like Word- Press – online communities can be built and can prosper . Simply by using a hashtag multiple users can easily connect in chats . Regular chats already on Twitter include mentalhealth chat , nurses chat and BPD chat which recently celebrated its first year anniversary . The simplicity of it all is that you can engage in these debates as yourself or under the blanket of an alias . At the end of the day , that ' s your choice and if you work as professional then perhaps you are protecting your own boundaries .
Dr Trevor Lakey
A small contigent will argue that social media is actu-