How much time on average do you spend on social media each day? Do you find yourself scrolling through Instagram for hours? Or do you constantly check how many likes or views your post is getting? If this is your situation, then your use of social media may reflect some signs of social media addiction.
The Addiction Centre explains that social media addiction is a “behavioral addiction that is characterized as being overly concerned about social media, driven by an uncontrollable urge to log on to or use social media, and devoting so much time and effort to social media that it impairs other important life areas.”
The challenge to beat up boredom during the lockdown pushed millions of users to get creative, learn how to cook, sign up for free yoga classes on Zoom, and watch almost every movie available on Netflix. Some of these daily activities that we used to do in classes or public spaces are now part of the digital world and it is hard to detach ourselves from our phone or computer.
In the last decade, the use of social media has been continuously changing and growing at a fast rate. It can have many positive impacts, such as the possibility of connecting with your loved ones who live far away or connecting with people anywhere in the world. But in some cases…
