IN-DEPTH
Fast Facts relatively few people 1 While are diagnosed as addicted, most peoples’ social media usage is so high that it has a negative impact.
media addiction is 2 Social associated with multiple
psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression, loneliness and ADHD.
detox” is a good 3 “Digital way to treat social media
addiction through setting strict rules.
Washington Post, Psychology Today
Are you addicted? Do you spend more than three hours a day on No social media? Yes Does your social media activity stop you from No being productive? Yes Do you feel like you’re missing out when you No don’t check every day? Yes You are likely You are likely addicted. not addicted.
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ou are jolted awake by the blaring of your alarm clock. You roll over, grab your phone and turn it off, silencing the cacophony of noise. Instinctively, you start scrolling through Instagram. You HAVE to know what went on from the time you went to bed to the time you were so rudely awakened. If this sounds all too familiar, we have some bad news for you— you might be an addict. But don’t worry, you are in some good company. “The percentage of teens who check social media multiple times a day has more than doubled from 34 percent in 2012 to 70 percent in 2018,” Common Sense Media, an education organization, found. Humans are social creatures and we seek out interaction wherever we can get it. We experience FOMO; if we see
all our friends on social m us, we feel separated fro while a like on a post giv of validation. Our brain c does us in. “It tends to work as a g addiction would work, lo reward system and that dopamine rush. It t You want to keep gam going back and wo check and check sys to get that rush,” rus AP Psych teacher Amanda Kaupp said. The hours we spend mi scrolling, tapping and sw can do serious harm to o health. “It’s been damaging to ple with their anxiety and
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How much time do you think you spend on social media every day? Open up ‘Screen Time’ in settings. How much time do you actually spend?
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