Social media sites have taken over our lives. It's hard to even imagine that 10 years ago there was no Facebook or Twitter! 15 years ago people were actually waiting to hear from each other because even email wasn't that common. How did social media actually influenced our life and the society in general?

WASHINGTON (WNEW) - With over 73 percent of online adults now using a social networking site, social media has dramatically impacted the world in both positive and negative ways. It has left many people to wonder how and if social media can mentally affect people.

Posted: "Is media good or bad for us?" I am asked when I introduce myself as a media psychologist. It reminds me of my son who asked: "Mommy, is this world good or bad?" "It is what you make it to be," I said. "Then I want to make it good," was his reply.

When you've joined the ranks of the "rich and famous," remember that your commitment to being a good corporate citizen is what has set you far apart from those who remain unfulfilled through just accumulating....

My fear is that we are beginning to look at our personal technology as a totem. The kind of totem that people once thought (and some still do) protected them from bullets or arrows or bears -- bottom line: an unnatural death....