{"id":41157,"date":"2022-11-17T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/?p=41157"},"modified":"2022-11-17T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:08:54","slug":"social-media-addiction-is-it-a-thing-the-tell-tale-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/social-media-research-2\/social-media-addiction-is-it-a-thing-the-tell-tale-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Addiction: Is It A Thing & The Tell Tale Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Social media is a huge part of our lives and there are very few people with a smartphone these days that don’t have some form of social profile online. But it\u2019s come to a point where it can also be hugely problematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions of people around the world have developed an unhealthy relationship with social media, to the point that social media addiction is being recognised as a disease in the same manner as gambling or alcohol. In fact, tens of thousands of people have already received addiction detox<\/a> treatment for social media. But how do you know if you have a problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media addiction<\/a> is characterised by an uncontrollable use of the platforms, despite suffering negative consequences from it. Those negative consequences can range, from online bullying to loss of motivation in everyday life, damage in relationships, which will ultimately lead a person down a pathway of anxiety, depression and loneliness, again symptoms you would find in other forms of addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no real surprise to note that many people do worry about their relationship with social media, and signs you may have a problem could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n