More and more college students are developing strong feelings of depression due to the specter of social media. The word cyberbullying may come to mind when hearing two phrases: social media and depression. Cyberbullying still exists, but depression among college students stems from younger people seeing photos and videos of other peers from a social event they attended. “Social media is a really easy way to feel left out. Facebook, Instagram and Snap chat make me hyperaware of activities I wasn't invited to participate in and less engaged in the activities I actually have in front of me,” said Lily Osman, 18, a student at Franklin and Marshall College. Anxiety makes me feel like I've done something wrong, students who spend all their time on social media and worry about staying up to date are usually the ones who suffer from depression. Denise Daniels, a parenting expert and pediatric nurse, says, “These kids don't connect emotionally. Emails, texts – lack the emotional qualities of face-to-face interaction. What is the balance? If all you're doing is using Facebook, you're not getting the interpersonal connection you need” (Face time vs. Screen time: The Technological Impact On Communication par. 7 and 8). Instead of spending all their time on social media, students should go out and make their own memories with the people they care about and make them happy. But some other college students create their own memories by abusing drugs and alcohol, which is not okay. According to Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Abuse, also known as CASA, it recently interviewed more than 2,000 teens online or by phone. The result also showed that, compared to adolescents who do not visit social networking sites daily, compared to those who do they are: five times more likely to use tobacco, three times more likely to drink alcohol and two times more likely to use marijuana. Depressed students will try to do everything they can to feel more accepted by others, in order to cope with the depression and feel better; so if they see other people happy using illegal substances, then they might think that this will help them feel better or even not be depressed at all. Students who do it may feel better for a while, but as time goes by, it will still have a negative effect due to the fact that it can be addictive and is also illegal. Not only does social media impact college students' mental health, but it also impacts college students' perspective on their lives: whether or not they feel like they have no purpose in life.