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Is this actually helping me feel better?
When I get anxious, I tend to run away from it by surfing Facebook on my phone. I feel uncomfortable and nervous and Facebook is something very easy and mindless. My mind sees it as an escape — a pressure release valve. I always picture Facebook as fun posts about my friends, like a fun little mini-vacation into the world of grown-ups. The thing is when I’m done, I often feel worse than I felt before. You never know what kind of content you’re going to get with Facebook, but there’s usually a lively debate or scary news feature that’s making the rounds. It can leave me feeling like I…
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10 Steps to Break Free of Social Media Addiction
Social media addiction. Is that even a thing? Researchers can’t agree if overuse of social media is really an addiction or just a compulsive habit. I’m not an expert, so I can’t answer that question. All I know is that my social media usage was unhealthy. I used Facebook to wake up in the morning. I used Facebook in bed before falling asleep. I spent hours and hours each day on social media. My usage was unhealthy for me. Many times, I would get upset about a post on social media and become anxious and sucked into some internet argument. This was me: It was difficult for me to “just cut…