Has anyone else noticed smartphones have got significantly more addictive recently

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I've noticed YouTube specifically has become more addictive, I never used to be one to sit and scroll for long durations before but I often catch myself spending way too long on shorts now

Even people or older generations seem to be getting sucked in nowadays

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If you find yourself suddenly grasping for more and more time escaping reality consider seeing a psychiatrist.

You could have major depression: it was one of my symptoms.

Jesus Christ lol make a comment about social media on the internet and immediately get diagnosed with depression

It's not a diagnosis it's encouragement to see someone about an issue you've expressed.

Therapists are gonna be pretty busy then because it's a good proportion of people I know that have been sucked into this kind of content one way or another more than they'd like

There's definitely negative psychological effects to having a skinner box in your hand at all times.

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