By Paula Allen

For many young adults, Christmas has become less about celebration and more about performance.

Social media feeds overflow with perfectly wrapped gifts, elaborate decorations and picture-perfect festive scenes, creating relentless pressure that may lead to spending beyond their means.

The result: financial debt, mental health decline, and post-holiday anxiety.

The social media trap!

Curated holiday posts create the illusion that everyone else is celebrating bigger and better. Young workers aged 20–29 are particularly vulnerable.

According to the recent TELUS Mental Health Index (MHI), this age group already has the lowest mental health scores of any age group.

For a generation financially stretched and emotionally strained, social media may........

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