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Are we addicted to social Media ?

What addiction means ?

- 1 in 3 people in the world have an addiction of some kind

- the way your body craves a substance or behavior

What addiction means ?

- most well-known addiction is to drugs and alcohol

But what about social media ?

200 000 000

More than people worldwide are estimated to suffer from addiction to social media and the internet

"an urge to use social media, leading to a state where one is overly concerned when they are not online"

YES WE ARE ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA !!!!!

Why is social media so addicting?

- the brain releses dopamin, an organic chemical, which gives us pleasure



- It makes us and we asking for
more


A mix of good design and psychology

- Apps are constantly fighting for our attention


- they want to keep the users on their phones for as long as possible

now

1 new message

Merle

10:30

Wednesday, December 19

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probably the most deadly feature are Push notifications, which are designed to constantly distract and interrupt our days. Constantly notifying us and trying to pull us back to the app.


- We don’t know whether the message we just received needs answering as soon as possible
- Not knowing what we might have missed on Instagram creates excitement in the brain, and we are compelled to log in and check

#FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out

Not being on social media causes the fear of missing out in 34% of young adults.


- Do you spend a lot of time thinking about social media?

- Do you feel urges to use social media more and more?

- Do you use social media to forget about personal problems?

- Do you often try to reduce your use of social media without success?

- Do you become restless or troubled if you unable to use social media?

- Do you use social media so much that it has a negative impact on your studies?

A “yes” to more than 3 of these questions may indicate the presence of a social media addiction

recommendations

1. Turn off your notifications

2. reflect on your consumption and be honest with yourself

Do you have any other ideas

to reduce your social media consumption?

Sources

https://truelist.co/blog/social-media-addiction-statistics/#:~:text=%20Social%20Media%20Addiction%20Statistics%20%28Editor%E2%80%99s%20Pick%29%20,out%20in%2034%25%20of%20young%20adults.%20More%20

https://www.healthline.com/health/social-media-addiction

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

https://www.hult.edu/blog/why-social-media-is-addictive/

https://medium.com/swlh/the-secret-design-tools-which-social-media-apps-are-using-to-create-addiction-e6a502ccb79f#:~:text=Social%20Media%20is%20designed%20to%20sustain%20user%E2%80%99s%20attention,on%20their%20phones%20for%20as%20long%20as%20possible.

THANKS!