You know that absolute sickening feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you read or see something on social media that you know isn't true?

Arguing with strangers on the Internet is just as bad for you as experiencing bitterness - says Rachelle Stone, trainer for avoiding bitterness, reports the Telegraph.


These are the effects online fighting can have on your mental health:

1. You feel worse every time you log into social networks

It adds up every time you use social media, because of the unknown response your post or comment might get. This bad feeling can lead to high blood pressure and heart palpitations.

2. You are more stressed

You will notice that you will have less and less patience.

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3. You will have problems with insomnia

Repeating virtual tokens from these websites does you harm. These internet arguments will have you repeating your answers in the middle of the night and trying to change the outcome of the talks. Thus you deprive yourself of precious sleep that you cannot compensate.

4. Development of physical diseases

Stress is a known cause of all kinds of physical ailments, such as diabetes, psoriasis, high blood pressure, weight gain, insomnia, and many more. /Telegraph/