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    #Blessed: Is Everyone Happier Than You On Social Media?

    If you've spent time on social media, you've seen lots of pictures of people seemingly having a better time than you. They may be smiling, but they're not necessarily happy. What are they telling us?
    by Jasmine Garsd Aug 06, 2018 3 minutes
    According to one recent study, people who checked social media the most frequently had almost three times the risk of depression.

    BuzzFeed host Tracy Clayton recently asked her Twitter followers to share a picture that they had uploaded to social media — one in which they looked great, but were actually going through a very difficult time.

    The tweet went viral. An outpouring of smiling snapshots, accompanied with heart-wrenching behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

    Mankaprr Conteh is one of the hundreds who responded. She remembers when the picture she shared was taken, two years ago, when she was 22. She was in the Caribbean.

    "My hair is

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