Social media has almost become somewhat of a staple in our lives. In an age where social media and technology are booming, there is tons of talk about the negative and positive effects these things are causing in our lives.

One of the most popular social media platforms (and one of my personal favorites) is Snapchat. Snapchat over the past few years has really grown from its original and basic beginning where all you did was send an ugly selfie to a friend for a maximum of 10 seconds. They have done a great job of updating their app in an easy-to-use way that just keeps their audience super engaged. Now there are stories, memories, discover, geotags, snapcodes, a live section, and most importantly, filters.

To use filters on Snapchat, you just hold your finger on the screen allowing it to scan your face and that's where the fun really begins. You can suddenly be transformed into an adorable puppy, a bee that changes your voice when you take a video, a large pea-pod that literally spits peas, swap faces with your friends and so much more that change almost on a daily basis.

While these filters are tons of fun and not all of them are meant to make you look cute, the ones that do, I feel, are ruining our perception of ourselves. After using certain filters while snapchatting, I suddenly feel way less pretty. I know this probably sounds so silly, but I think snapchat filters are literally ruining a part of my self-confidence. How could it not when at the slide of a finger my face can instantly become thinner and my blemishes disappear? I have noticed so many of my friends have changed their profile pictures to them with the dog filter on or the one filter that gives you a beautiful gold butterfly crown, smooths your face and gives your eyes a little gloss. Why? Because we, quite frankly, look better with these filters on.

I know snapchat is meant to be fun and no matter what I'll probably still be using it when I'm 47, but I just wish I liked my face as much as I used to without the filters.