Hong Kong, June 10 -- Is social media anxiety getting you down these says? We investigate and find ample proof.

In case no one told you, it's ok if you ate cereal out of the box during the lockdown. Last weekend I made cupcakes for the very first time. It was a big day for me, so obviously my (not so) minor feat had to go up on Instagram. Right? But as soon as I logged on to share my news, I saw a friend's post of her cupcakes - in my mind, my homemade DIY Oreo cupcakes paled in comparison to her treats that looked like they belonged in a patisserie. I decided to post mine later.

It got me thinking. This was definitely not the first time since entering quarantine that I felt like others seemed to be doing so much better than me. And I k...