Expert Shares How Content Creators Can Protect Their Mental Health Amid Misha Agarwal’s Death
Social media platforms can sometimes turn into a dark and dangerous place for it's creators and here is how to protect yourself
Content creator Misha Agarwal’s death has shaken the online world. The creator took her own life on April 24, 2025. The family said she was struggling with sadness and fear about her career, especially after she started losing followers on Instagram. Her tragic passing has started a discourse about the impact and influence of social media in our lives. Mental and emotional health coach Arouba Kabir shares how social media can impact the mental health of content creators and how they can protect themselves while constantly being online.
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How Social Media Impacts Mental Health
Instagram or any such social media platform can become a double-edged sword for content creators. Arouba says as she works with some successful content creators, social media influencers, she has seen beneath the filters and curated reels lies a silent struggle for validation, consistency, and relevance. The tragic loss of Misha Agarwal is not an isolated case. Creators like Korean influencer Song Yoo-jung or Indian TikTok star Siya Kakkar also succumbed to this immense online pressure.
Many creators subconsciously tie their self-worth to likes and followers and reach, especially if and when they have unresolved wounds—like fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, or trauma, that exist beneath the surface. In such cases, social media becomes both an escape and a trap. The constant comparison, need for validation and acceptance, algorithm shifts, and need for perfection can lead to anxiety, dissociation, burnout, and hence depression.
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What we see is the performance; what we don’t see is often the pain they go through. It’s reel life and not their real life.
Tips To Protect Yourself
It’s really important for creators to pause, seek support, set boundaries, and ask: “Am I creating from wholeness, from a space of security, or from a place trying to be seen, loved, or enough?” Because healing offline matters more than visibility online.
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About The Author
Arouba Kabir is a mental and emotional health coach and the visionary founder of Enso Wellness. She is a TEDx Speaker and panellist who has dedicated herself to dismantling the stigma around emotional and mental health.
First Published: April 30, 2025 7:34 PM
