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Do you ever find yourself unable to be away from
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social media?
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Well if you do, then you may be one of
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the 5-10 of Americans that suffer from social media addiction.
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The use of digital technology has been increasing among new
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generations as an estimated 3.8 billion people actively use social
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media. Internet use has become a daily habit for many
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people. As a result, social media now accounts for 48
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of the time that people spend online.
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An average working Americans spins about 25 of their workday
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browsing social media rather than completing their work.
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Since people are addicted to social media and spending hours
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on it, their mental health is starting to be affected.
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About 43% of teens with low self esteem feel bad
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about themselves when they post them received likes for comments,
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not only are people getting a little self esteem, but
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they are also starting to develop anxiety as well.
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20 of people who have at least one social media
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account feel they have to check them at least once
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every three hours to avoid feeling anxious.
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People are being affected by the constant stimulation and social
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media creates, in which the trick celebrates into remaining active
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during night hours, 71 of people sleep with their next
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to their phone every night and 10 of teams check
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their phones more than 10 times per night.
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This is a cause of society becoming addicted to today's
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technology. One of the leading problems that has impacted our
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sleeping habits is a little glass green.
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We have become so used to digital devices amid a
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certain blue light that can be highly harmful in a
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minute at nighttime.
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As the delays and suppresses that production of melatonin we
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need in order to sleep.
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You may think social media addiction is nothing too serious.
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But a study revealed that there are 210 people worldwide
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who suffer from social media addiction or a form of
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Internet addiction.
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If you are one of the millions of victims who
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suffer from social media addiction, that is not too late
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to reach out to for help, visit one of the
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various resources posted down below and join us in reducing
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the control social media has over your life.