Is it possible to be addicted to social media?

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Just curious to see what everyone thinks. 🤔 
I think it can be addictive depending on how and why you use it. 
(By addictive, similar to how one can become addicted to drugs/alcohol etc)

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anything can be addictive. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I think anything can get addictive if you let it.

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The answer is obvious to me. Yes. Some people live on it.

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Well, yeah...

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Yes, it’s very possible. I actually saw a program about it a while ago. One girl was addicted and spent literally hours and hours trying to take a selfie that she liked 😳 just so she could post it and admitted the ‘likes’ and reactions made her feel more confident. It was destroying her. Someone I know is constantly updating their status and includes every single thing in her life to the point where she writes ‘went to the shops today, just had a nice bath and shaved my legs, I’m going to bed in a minute’ like what? 😳. 
I’m not addicted to social media but I am definitely on it too often, I think it’s something to do when you aren’t doing anything if that makes sense.

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Not necessarily social media alone, but it's been proven that screentime affects your brain similarly to doing cocaine.

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I’ll argue that it isn’t social media itself that is addictive, but rather the quick and easy access to other things that can be addictive, such as acceptance, praise, and popularity.

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It’s possible to be addicted to anything. People are addicted to the endorphin release not necessarily the act being committed be it drugs,food, social media etc

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I think addiction is thrown around and is losing its meaning.
Can someone be on social media for most hours of the day? Yes. Can they have skewed priorities and not care about things they should? Yes. 
I guess it’s possible but highly unlikely. 
But yes there are people who seem “addicted” to it but really they just make time for things that we see as unnecessary

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I think half the planet is addicted to social media. I deleted Glow at some point last year, and here I am with a new account. I wouldn’t say I’m addicted, but maybe I’m in denial.

Is it possible to be addicted to social media?

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