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Ditching Social Media to be More Social

on May 23, 2020

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What causes social media addiction?

Image: Gerd Altmann What is social media addiction? Image : Jonathan Borba Our brain releases dopamine each time it thinks we’ve done something worthy of reward, reinforcing activities and behaviour that stimulate the dopamine neurotransmitter . Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now Our craving for dopamine is so strong that it rewards us just for seeking out stimuli, creating a dopamine seeking-reward loop and that can quickly morph into addiction. The Dopamine Seeking-Reward Loop , Social media addiction is real, powerful and worse than alcohol, but you can fight it with the right tool The American Marketing Association reports, “The same brain areas that are activated for food and water are activated for social stimuli.” Is social media bad for you Although social media addiction isn’t listed in the manual for mental health disorders, internet addiction (which it is a subset of) is. Is social media bad for you? Social media a...

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