I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. Is this helpful? | Isabel Brooks

2026-03-26 - 09:09

I know many well-regulated women who spend hours on social media, and others who struggle while not being online Recently I read Girls®, a new book seeking to explore the problems posed by digital and social media to young women’s mental health. It has been praised by reviewers as “punchy” and “a starting place for young women seeking guidance”. As a young woman always open to improving myself, I rolled my sleeves up. Written by 26-year-old Freya India, it encourages young women to “look past what you’re being TOLD and see what you’re being SOLD”. Big tech, the book says, is preying on the insecurities of its users; the recent mental health crisis in young women should be chalked up to social media, the internet and our addiction to it. Isabel Brooks is a freelance writer Continue reading...