Social Media Addiction Is Equal To Substance Abuse – Here’s What To Do?
10 months, 1 week ago

Social Media Addiction Is Equal To Substance Abuse – Here’s What To Do?

News 18  

Social media addiction is a behavioural addiction where a person is overly concerned about Social media. There is noncontrollable urge to log onto or use social media, devoting so much time and efforts that it impairs other important Life areas. Addictive social media use Is similar to substance abuse disorder and the person may have mood modification, behavioural and emotional pre-adaptation with social media. So, a like or mention gives a feeling of pleasure making people desire it more and more Use of social media as a coping mechanism to relieve stress, loneliness or depression leads to interpersonal problems as ignoring real life relationship, work or school responsibilities, ignoring physical health and exacerbation of undesirable moods. These few questions can help us determine if someone is at risk becoming an addict Do they keep thinking or plaining to use social media a lot Do they have excessive urge to use it Do they try to reduce media usage without success Do they exhibit behavioural symptoms, restlessness if unable to use social media Does it have negative impact-on their job or studies.

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Missed out this month's Insta dump? Good: Study reveals mental health risks behind frequent posting
2 weeks ago

Missed out this month's Insta dump? Good: Study reveals mental health risks behind frequent posting

Hindustan Times  

Have monthly dump posts made you a frequent social media poster? A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found a connection between frequent social media posting and higher risks of poor mental health. The researchers dived deep into the different types of social media users and how their usage behaviour affects their mental health. Active social media …

Is social media making you anxious? How using it smarter can boost your mental health
3 weeks ago

Is social media making you anxious? How using it smarter can boost your mental health

Hindustan Times  

We all know using social media is considered bad for you. Using social media for maximum benefit In our six-week study, 393 Canadian young adults with some mental health symptoms and concerns about social media’s impact on their lives were split into three groups: ● A control group that continued their usual routines ● An abstinence group asked to take …

Using social media can help prevent depression: study
1 month, 1 week ago

Using social media can help prevent depression: study

China Daily  

TIANJIN -- Using social media may help prevent or reduce the symptoms of depression among middle-aged and elderly people, according to a Chinese study published in the international Translational Psychiatry journal. During the same period, they also evaluated whether social media use, including the use of online chat, gaming and shopping platforms, could help alleviate symptoms of depression among the …

Using social media can help prevent depression: study
1 month, 1 week ago

Using social media can help prevent depression: study

China Daily  

TIANJIN -- Using social media may help prevent or reduce the symptoms of depression among middle-aged and elderly people, according to a Chinese study published in the international Translational Psychiatry journal. During the same period, they also evaluated whether social media use, including the use of online chat, gaming and shopping platforms, could help alleviate symptoms of depression among the …

Politicians say they can make social media less ‘addictive’. Experts aren’t so sure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Politicians say they can make social media less ‘addictive’. Experts aren’t so sure

BBC  

Politicians say they can make social media less ‘addictive’. Experts aren’t so sure Getty Images New York just passed a law on "addictive" social media feeds for children, but some researchers are questioning what that actually means. "Young people across the nation are facing a mental health crisis fuelled by addictive social media feeds." The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for …

How to tell if you’re a social media addict
6 months, 1 week ago

How to tell if you’re a social media addict

The Independent  

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Social media: Abstinence can boost self-esteem
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Social media: Abstinence can boost self-esteem

Hindustan Times  

A Canadian study has found that refraining from social media for a week can have a positive impact on one's body image. Young women are particularly vulnerable to internalizing certain ideas of beauty For many young people on social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, it's hard to escape the beauty ideals and standards that are circulating, and …

Should you take a break from social media to look after your mental health?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Should you take a break from social media to look after your mental health?

The Independent  

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I was a social media addict in my 40s – this is what happened when I gave it up
9 months, 4 weeks ago

I was a social media addict in my 40s – this is what happened when I gave it up

The Independent  

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Half of British teens feel addicted to social media with girls the worst affected, research shows
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Half of British teens feel addicted to social media with girls the worst affected, research shows

Daily Mail  

Half of British teenagers fear they have become addicted to social media, worrying research has shown. It comes amid mounting calls for companies including Meta to be held to account over the impact of excessive social media use on the mental health of users. Andy Burrows, adviser to the Molly Rose Foundation, set up in memory of 14-year-old Molly Russell …

DC Edit | Use social media time wisely
1 year ago

DC Edit | Use social media time wisely

Deccan Chronicle  

A new study reveals what was always self-evident since the rise of the internet and the preponderance of social media platforms. The study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being. All heavy users of the social media, particularly young people for whom its use may have become addictive, would have been aware …

Column: I stayed off social media for just one week and rediscovered awe
1 year ago

Column: I stayed off social media for just one week and rediscovered awe

LA Times  

Social media apps like Instagram, designed to keep users’ attention, can be hard to resist even for a week. Opinion Columnist Jean Guerrero Jean Guerrero is the author, most recently, of “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda.” As I drove around to various errands, I awoke to details of the real world that I’d long ago …

World Mental Health Day: Three Steps for Getting Over Social Media Envy – Advice From a Psychologist
1 year, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day: Three Steps for Getting Over Social Media Envy – Advice From a Psychologist

The Quint  

Three steps for getting over social media envy – advice from a psychologist In the past, you may have envied your neighbour when they bought a new car or went on holiday abroad when you could not. The rise of social media has had many benefits but also given rise to social media envy when users perceive the perfect lives …

6 Tips To Manage Social Media Use for a Balanced Lifestyle
1 year, 5 months ago

6 Tips To Manage Social Media Use for a Balanced Lifestyle

News 18  

In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives that connects us with friends, family, and the world. As with any powerful tool, excessive use of social media can have detrimental effects on our mental health, productivity, and overall health. Striking a delicate balance between staying connected and managing our social media consumption is very …

Cutting social media use to 30 minutes per day found to significantly reduce anxiety and loneliness
1 year, 6 months ago

Cutting social media use to 30 minutes per day found to significantly reduce anxiety and loneliness

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have found that students who cut social media use to 30 minutes …

Experts on harmful effects of social media overuse in teens, suggest ideal screen time
1 year, 6 months ago

Experts on harmful effects of social media overuse in teens, suggest ideal screen time

Hindustan Times  

Social media use in teenagers can have profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, said US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy in a new advisory urging parents, policymakers and technology companies to address the growing mental health crisis. Health experts in an interview with HT Digital talk about harmful effects of social media …

Social media poses profound risk to teenagers' mental health, says US Surgeon General in advisory
1 year, 6 months ago

Social media poses profound risk to teenagers' mental health, says US Surgeon General in advisory

Hindustan Times  

US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy in a new advisory released on Tuesday has warned about risks associated with social media use in teenagers, and said that social media can have "profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents." The advisory says that at this time, there isn't enough evidence to determine if social …

Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them
1 year, 7 months ago

Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them

NPR  

Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here's how to help them Enlarge this image toggle caption Rose Wong for NPR Rose Wong for NPR "What advice would you give to young people who are new to social media?" About 95% of U.S. teens today use some type of social media, and about a third say they use it …

Kids as young as 9 hooked on social media, online gaming
2 years ago

Kids as young as 9 hooked on social media, online gaming

India Today  

Over 40% of urban Indian parents admit their children between ages 9-17 are addicted to social media, videos and online gaming, reveals a survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform. A whopping 49% of them say their children between ages 9-13 are spending 3 hours or more each day on social media, videos and online games and 47% …

To be online, or not to be online: why social media users are opting for detox
2 years, 1 month ago

To be online, or not to be online: why social media users are opting for detox

The Hindu  

if twitter goes down i will not join the next social media i will attempt to become normal — veet November 4, 2022 Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month, you know Twitter is in crisis after the company’s recent acquisition by Elon Musk, who brought in a swathe of changes which included laying off workers, …

The Equilibrium decodes the impact of social media addiction in 2022 and its coping mechanism
2 years, 2 months ago

The Equilibrium decodes the impact of social media addiction in 2022 and its coping mechanism

ANI News  

Mumbai, March 8 : Checking notifications, scrolling through social media, following the trend, carrying your smartphone everywhere you go, all this has become a norm from the past decade. Social media addiction could also be associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as scrolling could lead to being flooded with intrusive thoughts. Not only this, but social media addiction could also lead …

‘I'm addicted to social media,’ admits minister's teenage daughter
2 years, 2 months ago

‘I'm addicted to social media,’ admits minister's teenage daughter

The Telegraph  

The daughter of the minister drafting new online safety laws has admitted she is “addicted to social media” as she challenged tech giants to do more to protect teenagers from self-harm and suicide. Claudia Collins, 15, made her impassioned plea in a documentary she made for the BBC investigating the impact of social media on teenagers like herself and Molly …

The Equilibrium decodes the impact of social media addiction in 2022 and its coping mechanism
2 years, 2 months ago

The Equilibrium decodes the impact of social media addiction in 2022 and its coping mechanism

ANI News  

Mumbai, March 8 : Checking notifications, scrolling through social media, following the trend, carrying your smartphone everywhere you go, all this has become a norm from the past decade. Social media addiction could also be associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as scrolling could lead to being flooded with intrusive thoughts. Not only this, but social media addiction could also lead …

Spending long hours on social media platforms will result in depression
2 years, 2 months ago

Spending long hours on social media platforms will result in depression

India TV News  

Young adults, who use more social media, are significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, regardless of personality type, finds a new study. "However, the literature has been lacking in studies that focus on how various personality characteristics may interact with social media use and depression. The team also found that those with high neuroticism were twice as …

Research finds Facebook, Instagram addiction in adolescents associated with inequality
2 years, 3 months ago

Research finds Facebook, Instagram addiction in adolescents associated with inequality

India TV News  

According to research, adolescents from deprived backgrounds are more likely to report an addiction to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media. The authors say the results - based on more than 179,000 schoolchildren in 40 countries - suggest that new strategies are needed on social media use that reduce the impact of deprivation. These negative patterns include being unable …

Addicted to Your Smartphone Way Too Much? Here's the Damage it Causes
2 years, 4 months ago

Addicted to Your Smartphone Way Too Much? Here's the Damage it Causes

News 18  

Most of us can swear by our lives that the advent of mobile phones is a blessing to us. Clubbing the words phone and snubbing, phubbing literally means snubbing someone in front of you by choosing to be addicted to your phone instead of striking up a conversation with that person. Even apart from that, after a hectic schedule in …

It’s time we treated social media platforms like Facebook as the addiction machines they really are
2 years, 7 months ago

It’s time we treated social media platforms like Facebook as the addiction machines they really are

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Social media addiction works much like …

Six ways social media negatively affects your mental health
2 years, 11 months ago

Six ways social media negatively affects your mental health

The Independent  

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Here's Why You Should Unplug and Do A Social Media Detox During This Pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Here's Why You Should Unplug and Do A Social Media Detox During This Pandemic

News 18  

For almost a year and a half of the pandemic, social media has been our only point of contact with the outside world. In addition, the results found that social media use in bed at night increases the likelihood of anxiety, insomnia, and shorter sleep duration. Evidence also suggests that heavy social media use, particularly before bedtime, can intervene with …

‘At times like these, connection is more important than ever’: How to manage your screen time and social media use during lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

‘At times like these, connection is more important than ever’: How to manage your screen time and social media use during lockdown

The Independent  

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Excessive Use of Social Media Can Make You Grind Teeth, Struggle to Sleep, Says Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Excessive Use of Social Media Can Make You Grind Teeth, Struggle to Sleep, Says Study

News 18  

A new study states that people who spend most of their time on social media are more likely to grind their teeth and struggle to sleep. After comparing and studying the sleeping habits and patterns of both type of users, it was found that regular smartphones would grind their teeth during the day, while only six per cent of kosher …

The Social Media Generation: Behavioural Addiction in Children and Adolescents is a Real Concern
3 years, 11 months ago

The Social Media Generation: Behavioural Addiction in Children and Adolescents is a Real Concern

News 18  

Living in an age of constant technological advancements, especially in the field of computer science, has a lot of benefits. While the DSM-5 only recognizes gambling addiction, there are a lot of debates going on about the inclusion of other widespread forms of behavioural addiction, such as addiction to shopping, sexual intercourse, watching pornography, playing video games, scrolling social media …

Social Media: Its Effects on Depression and How to Fix It
4 years, 1 month ago

Social Media: Its Effects on Depression and How to Fix It

News 18  

Over time, many researches have suggested that social media is a major factor contributing to complications of the mental health of the people. While social media has made a lot easier for people to communicate and stay up-to-date with friends and family around the world, however, it has also increased the feelings of isolation among individuals and also increase cyber …

Social media: An addictive product unlike any other
4 years, 1 month ago

Social media: An addictive product unlike any other

Al Jazeera  

The more you use a particular social media platform, the more addictive that platform becomes – not just generally, but for you, specifically. Social media companies tailor their platforms to each user, employing data provided by that user, in a way that increases the level of the platform’s addictiveness for that very user. When you use a social media platform, …

Social Media Use Linked With Depression During Pandemic: Here Are 5 Healthier Ways to Spend Your Time
4 years, 2 months ago

Social Media Use Linked With Depression During Pandemic: Here Are 5 Healthier Ways to Spend Your Time

News 18  

Even though many countries are lifting lockdown, most of us are trying to stay home as much as possible. In the beginning, social media acted as a source of information, provided emotional support and also keeping you entertained. However, according to research published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, it was found that prolonged and excessive use of social …

Is It Possible To Have A Healthy Relationship With Social Media?
4 years, 4 months ago

Is It Possible To Have A Healthy Relationship With Social Media?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Social media is bad for your mental health” – it’s a phrase we’ve heard over and over again. “This means managing your notifications.” Ideally, Balick says, you should turn off notifications and only check social media when you choose to – rather than habitually looking at your feed. “Social media isn’t often the best arena to have …

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