Beating the Social Media Addiction

Since social media can be a quick or easy fix to avoid negative feelings, you can ask yourself the following questions to evaluate what you could be avoiding and may need to address in another way in your life. 

·     What are you potentially avoiding or using social media to escape from?

·     How is being on social media making you feel? Are you comparing yourself to others or using it to judge others? Does it make you feel inadequate?

·     Do you rely on social media for your self-esteem? If you only feel good about yourself when your posts gets a lot of likes, this could be you.

According to Dr. Logan Jones, psychologist and founder of NYC Therapy + Wellness, it can be helpful to evaluate this time and choose something more positive and intentional you'd rather fill your time with (like reading, workout out, or spending time with friends IRL). 

"The best way to reinforce behavior is to do more of it. So instead of saying, 'I'm not going to do social media', you can say 'I'm working on being more present.' So you want to be affirming healthy, positive things that you're doing," Jones said. 

Mercey Livingston writing in c/net