What to Expect:

This episode will focus on the sudden rise of social media as a commanding presence in the lives of billions of people around the world. It has benefited the world in numerous ways, but it may have also become the bane of our existence. How much time should one spend per day checking their notifications and reaching out to their contacts? Does it warrant use on the toilet, while driving, at 3am, or during intimate moments? If that sounds excessive, it’s because it is. Join us in the first part of our discussion about the traits that may influence social media addiction, how to tell if someone is addicted and harming their personal life, and what options they may have in trying to alleviate the symptoms.  

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Links for Today:

• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/19/social-media-facebook-addiction-not-natural-normal-disease

• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321240#Can-being-agreeable-save-you?

• https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/social-media-addiction-binge-eating-here-s-how-find-right-ncna1144586

• https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/11/duke-university-social-media-addiction-are-we-all-social-media-addicts

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/11/21/is-social-media-addiction-worse-than-cigarettes/#292777e25d64

• https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/

• https://paradigmmalibu.com/teen-social-media-addiction-treatment/

• https://www.computerworld.com/article/3014439/social-media-addiction-is-a-bigger-problem-than-you-think.html?page=5

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201805/addicted-social-media

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194102/pdf/ijerph-08-03528.pdf

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460319306525

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