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Social media addiction
What is a social media addiction?
A world without the Internet can no longer be imagined. Some use it a little more often than others, but some people can no longer live offline. Social media addiction is a relatively young phenomenon that is becoming more common and it is still difficult to recognize. That makes this addiction extra dangerous. The online world can begin to serve as a substitute for the real world, making you increasingly distant from reality and can lead to social isolation. The goal is to regain a healthy balance and make constructive use of the Internet. There are different forms of social media addiction or Internet addiction. Another common form is gaming addiction.
When are you addicted to social media?
Behavioral addictions
Consequences of social media addiction
Like other behavioral addictions, an addiction to social media can lead to many problems in terms of social contacts, home situation and work. Your functioning is negatively affected and you start neglecting more and more tasks. Eventually, this leads to disruption of your daily life. The problems and consequences merge over time and you end up in a negative spiral. This increases the need to escape into the undesirable behavior and thus the vicious cycle is complete. We often see that the increase in problems due to your behavioral addiction can also lead to a substance addiction, such as alcohol or drugs.
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