By Tkai Gibson East High senior Taiaisia couldn’t go a week without social media. “I checked it probably 10 times already today,” says Taiaisia. She’s not even sure how long she spends scrolling through. “I lose track of time when I’m on,” she says, “but I think like a few hours, on and off.” What is Social Media Addiction? Social media addiction is an actual diagnosable illness that affects 10 percent of Americans. Behavioral addiction is defined by how overly concerned someone is with social media. Someone who is addicted to social media tends to have urges to log into and use social media and it stops them from doing other important things in their lives. How can a Social Media Addiction affect you? According to AddictionCenter, “This is observable in social media usage; when an individual gets a notification, such as a like or mention, the brain receives a rush of dopamine and sends it along reward pathways, causing him or her to feel pleasure.” Having a Social Media Addiction has a ton of negative effects such as your performance isn’t as well as it used to be at your job or school, During activities, you tend to not show much presence when with others, you get restless or irritable when you’re not able to log in and use social media or you start to ignore your real-life relationships. How can I prevent it? To prevent yourself from getting addicted to social media try picking up a new hobby that doesn’t involve you using technology, turn off your phone while working, studying or having a meal with friends/family to show you’re really there and participating.
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12/22/2020 07:33:54 am
Thank you, Tkai, for sharing this information. I think many people are addicted to social media but may not realize it's an addiction. I appreciate your tips for how to prevent it.
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Lynn Girven
12/22/2020 10:42:39 am
This was well-written. Good work. I agree, and even people at my age are addicted to social media. I am super old--so that is crazy
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