Social media has become an extremely powerful and useful tool that enables people in a modern society to interact and socialize with each other via the internet; however, there is an extremely dark side to social media. Social media has the potential to become extremely addictive to users. The addictive nature of social media may intensely interfere with users daily obligations in the real world, which may make a recovery process necessary in order to quell the addiction.
First of all, there are several reasons as to why social media has the potential to be extremely addictive. Many believe that “as in the case of other types of addiction[s], there are two types of behaviors found in internet (as well as social media) addiction. The first
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Several studies have shown that many forms of social media are often used excessively and can become addictive (Social Media Addiction). Roughly 10 percent of respondents reported disordered social media use in a 2014 study by the University of Albany, SUNY (McGrath). Another study found “disordered online social networking use was present in 9.7% of the sample surveyed, and significantly and positively associated with scores on the Young Internet Addiction Test, greater difficulties with emotion regulation and problem drinking” (Hormes). The likelihood of a person who has an addictive personality of developing an addiction to social media is especially high because these people most likely possess a “cluster of symptoms of poor emotion regulation skills and heightened susceptibility to both substance and non-substance addiction” (Hormes). The compulsive use of social media websites may result in “the same kind of changes in people 's brains as those caused by drug addiction” (Social Media Addiction). There are many examples of people who become addicted to social media, such as a 15-year-old social media addict named Krishnan (name changed) who spent nearly 16 hours a day on Facebook (Beware). Krishnan “developed an obsessive personality profile and was neglecting priorities of life, including education” (Beware). Dr. Sameer Malhotra, director, mental health and behavioral sciences at
Topic: Addiction to social media General Purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that social media is hurting us mentally and our social lives. Thesis: Social media can cause serious problems to you and your health, so we need to put addiction to social media to rest. I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: The ages of 55 and 64 year olds who use social media fell “worried or uncomfortable” when they can’t access any type of social media accounts (Wright, 2015).
Currently, social media plays a significant role in our everyday lives and the way people in society interacts with one another. A few years ago, before its influence reached the point where it is now, the large platforms such as Facebook or Twitter which function was merely to keep family and friends connected no matter where they were or what they were doing, and the requirements were an internet connection and a smart phone or a computer. People would share pictures or posts to keep others “updated” on their lives and what they were thinking. Now social media platforms are far more complicated. In various of them, such as Instagram or Snapchat, it is not enough to only share a picture or video of your day, but it is almost a requirement and people are pushed to take an extra mile further away and make yourself appear interesting in the eyes of others. The “feed” requires to be eye catching, the captions should be memorable, the places one goes to ought to look way better than they actually are, you have to include friends in such posts to prove one have a social life outside of the phone. The importance of the number of followers, likes or viewers
Even though social media has many attractions, it also has many defects. Social media has its pros and cons, but unfortunately has more defects than goods because of all the affects it has on our mental health. Not only is social media causing addiction, anxiety, depression, and mental health problems, but includes “the decrease in real life social community participation and academic achievement, as well as relationship problems, but all these symptoms indicate potential addiction”, said Daria J. Kuss and Mark D. Griffin (Kuss, D.J. & Griffins, 2011). Many people who use these social networking sites tend to believe that they are perfectly fine, yet we walk around the street and see people on social media while walking, while talking with others, and even when driving. We look back in time and would never guess that social media would ever exist, nor would it take over our society. Technology has created many good things but also many bad things. For which all comes to believe that our society is in a crisis with excessive use on social media. Therefore excessive use of social media “can indeed” contribute to addictive behavior (drugs, tobacco, and alcohol) and of course mental health issues. One may say that all this information about social media may be a bit exaggerated, but things like this have occurred. But the complete truth is that these networking sites are like they say ‘weapons of distraction’, a big waste of
Many teens, young adults, and even adults are faced with social media addiction. Do people realize this addiction is a serious problem or is it just simply ignored because it is considered as a “hobby”? These things cannot be ignored especially when it is considered a habit. Social media may have not been looked at as a problem when social networking sites were coming out to the public, but today it is very clear that more people are becoming dependent on social networking sites. It seems as if nowadays everyone has a Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Instagram account. It is the norm for the 21st century and it is how people communicate and network today. People log on different social networking sites numerous times a day. Some people argue social media is a hobby, and it is only a habit that is not considered dangerous. Today’s social media has grown quickly and as it spreads more people are becoming addicted and not focused on what really matters in the outside world.
Social media can be addicting, to most people. Social media affect some adults, but mostly young people. I agree that Social media can take over a person’s life. A couple authors explained why social media can be addicting. Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and any other social media you can name is what people do during their daily lives. Do you think social media can be detached from someone who tends to be on their phone, laptop, or tablet daily?
To begin with, social media has been proven to be a dangerous addiction due to the many negative side effects like: sleep deprivation, and self-esteem problems. Most of the adult American population is connected to some sort of social media site, and they have joined the banned wagon of people whom check their social media accounts at least five times a day. Using social media to often can be time consuming and essentially causes sleep deprivation because the user stays up late on social media. Since social media has grown in popularity many have began to believe that social media is a life necessity. It is viewed by many as a daily necessity like brushing our teeth, or yet as important as eating. People whom are constantly on social media have been linked to develop self-esteem problems because they are so consumed on pretending and portraying this image of a person they are not. Social media has became such an addiction that many people wake up and the first thing they do is...
When we think about the word addiction we usually think about marijuana, alcohol, nicotine or drugs. In the article “A World Wide Woe - Internet addiction sounds like a punch line. But it ruined my brother’s life”, author Winston Ross (2009), written as a Newsweek Web Exclusive, gives us a look into the world of internet addiction.
Purpose of Study Individuals should understand that the use or nonuse of social media has negative and positive effects on their lives, whether they recognize them or not. Students who excessively use social networking applications can be negatively affected because they are spending too much time on these applications rather than paying attention in class, completing homework, studying, sleeping, or focusing on their own health and condition. However, these same students who are excessive users are often times the students who are more aware of global issues and updates in pop culture through the use of social media. Students who moderately use social networking applications spend a good amount of time on these applications and are still able to manage time for sleeping, practicing good eating habits, homework, and studying. These students are usually just as aware, or slightly less aware, than students who excessively use social networking.
Social media is a resource that a majority of people use to keep in contact with their loved ones. These sites are powerful resources because one can post or share something to their personal page and within days it can be shared all over the internet. The leading competitors of social media sites are Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Many people in my generation post every personal detail of their lives, whether it is what they ate that morning, or who their new date is. Now that smartphones are faster than ever, social media is even more accessible with the use of applications. Social media has become an addiction that is plaguing this generation.
One argument is that the internet is not the addiction, but is a medium to the addiction. The other argument is that the internet itself is the addictive substance. The argument that has the most support and is more believable in the research that it does is that the internet itself is the addiction. This makes sense for multiple reasons. One of the reasons is that some of the addictions on the internet are not possible to be addicted to without the internet. Another reason is that people also need information, and people can get addicted to the internet because they want the information. These are only some of the reasons why the internet should be considered an addictive substance. It is also important to know the difference between being addicted to the internet and being addicted to something on the internet. According to an article written in 2012 titled Internet addiction: how to fight it, it is two different ideas to be addicted to the internet and to be addicted to things such as online gambling and online sex. These differences are another part of why internet addiction is a real thing and not just a
First of all, there are several reasons as to why social media has the potential to be extremely addictive to users. Many believe that “as in the case of other types of addiction[s], there are
Social media can become very addictive to some and it may cause negative effects on that person’s life. Everyday use of social media can make a person want to get on, to needing to get on the computer. Becoming hooked can affect a person in many ways. Such as, their job, family,
Social media although a great tool can become an addiction ultimately affecting our lives and state of mind. That is why we need to limit the amount of time and information we share on social networks. Although the internet is a tool full of good and bad available to everyone, teenagers and young adults are more prone to falling into the traps of the internet. People also abuse social media and overuse it every day because they are concerned with what is happening every hour. Social media is a tool not a necessity and should never be abused or used as a diary because it could result in unwanted consequences that can hurt us in the future.
Although Internet beneficial a lot to human like convenience, improving the efficiency and saving time, these advantages also cause us to be bad. Internet addicted is not uncommon, especially in the youngster. Emily T, Ernest K. (2013) show the research that 26.7% of the students are met the criterion of Internet addiction. From the Center for Digital Technology Sustainability information the Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) criteria are defined as tolerance, persistent desire, continued excessive use, loss of interest and uses the internet to escape.
A question worth considering is, why a large number of Internet users , only a few people will be addictive , but most people can normally use ? If we can answer this question, perhaps this is the key to solving the problem . If we know the root cause of the few addicts addiction , we can correct strategies to prevent young people through addiction, prevention should be the ultimate solution to cure Internet addiction . Therefore factors for addiction research has become a core and frontier research. These studies focused on two aspects of family life factors of Internet addiction , the second is the personality factor of Internet addiction . Many studies have excellent reference value for the prevention of addictive behavior . Now more and more people are discovering , is the intrinsic value of the cognitive processing characteristics and attitudes more deeply factors , and these factors seem to be more research and explore the nature of this aspect of the training is not only a fundamental Internet addiction prevention , but also correction and effective method of treating addicts .