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social media and the problems that come with it
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- English 131 (ENG1131)
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- Indiana University-Bloomington
an essay about social media and the problems that come with it
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1Around 210,000,000 people worldwide are addicted to social media. In the US alone that
about 10% of social media users are addicted. And one may think that it’s because they may have
nothing to do or they just want to keep in touch with people but that may not be the case. Studies
show that social media releases dopamine which triggers the reward system in the brain, telling
them that social media is the best kind of reward or at least better than what they were doing
before. It is just as dangerous to become addicted to social media as to alcohol or any other
addiction, since it can lead to physical and psychological dependence.
Addiction to social media is a growing trend that is becoming seemingly more common
in recent times. There is growing evidence that shows most individuals that are addicted to social
media tend to grow a dependency on it, which is not unlike an addiction to alcohol or drugs
where they feel the need or itch to go on their phones if they haven't done so in a while. Social
media addiction can be both physical and psychological. Approximately 5 to 10% of Americans
today are considered social media addicts, according to psychologists. The signs of addiction to
social media are similar to those of substance abuse disorders, such as mood modification (i.e.,
social media activity leads to a positive change in emotions), salience (behavior, cognitive, and
emotional preoccupation with social media), tolerance (i.e., increasing use of social media over
time), withdrawal symptoms (i.e., experiencing unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms
when using social media is restricted or stopped), conflict (i.e., interpersonal problems arise as a
result of social media usage), and relapse (when addicted individuals return to excessive social
media usage after an abstinence period). Social media addiction mainly centers around the fact
that people experience dopamine spikes whenever the person goes onto the platform(s), and once
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