Digital Cocaine: Why Social Media is Addictive
Channel: Josef Bedairi
Date: 25/05/2023

10 years ago the internet was an escape from reality. Today, real life is an escape from the internet. As of 2023, there are over 4.5 billion social media users worldwide, with the average user spending around 150 minutes daily on social media. In the hours spent online, we’re beginning to see the harmful impacts on mental health: such as loneliness, anxiety, fear of missing out, social comparison and depression. It is estimated that over 200 million people worldwide suffer from some form of social media or internet addiction. What starts as harmless scrolling can quickly become a compulsion, with minutes quickly turning into hours. 

In this video we’re gonna discuss what dopamine is, why social media is so addictive, obsessive-compulsive behaviour, when it becomes harmful as well as the signs and symptoms of social media addiction. 

I hope this video motivates you to take control over your own life. ❤️

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To read a written summary of the video, click on the URL: https://bit.ly/3MWjHaQ

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⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:24 - What is Dopamine
2:38 - Idea of Addiction
3:16 - Physiological Addiction
4:32 - Why is Social Media Addictive
5:44 - Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour
7:18 - Obsessive Compulsive DISORDER (OCD)
7:48 - Social Reaction
9:27 - My Story
10:44 - Signs You May Be Addicted
10:52 - Summin’ Up
11:25- Outro

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