Am I Addicted to Social Media? My Story and Tips for Mindful Engagement

Prologues

Mary Skinner

Society & Culture

4.8 • 850 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Entry #45. I know this might sound contradictory coming from an influencer and content creator, but I feel that social media addiction is a concerning problem in our current culture, and I believe strongly in learning how to practice healthy habits and mindful moderation when it comes to social media consumption. I've had an off and on struggle with social media addiction, and today I'm sharing my story and helpful (scary?) information I've found in various studies and articles online that pertain to how excessive social media consumption affects all of us.

Also, why did no one tell me about Timothee Chalamet? And tell me I'm not the only one who pre-grieves, please.

JOURNAL PROMPTS

from addictioncenter:

Do you spend a lot of time thinking about social media or planning to use social media?
Do you feel urges to use social media more and more?
Do you use social media to forget about personal problems?
Do you often try to reduce use of social media without success?
Do you become restless or troubled if unable to use social media?
Do you use social media so much that it has had a negative impact on your job or studies?

CITATIONS AND RESOURCES

https://www.addictioncenter.com/drugs/social-media-addiction/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707397/

https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Social-Media-Addiction.aspx

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460320308297

https://www.addictionhelp.com/social-media-addiction/causes/

https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/your-health/living-well/the-addictiveness-of-social-media-how-teens-get-hooked

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0:00.0	Welcome to Prologs. My name is Mary, and when I get overwhelmed and start feeling behind,
0:22.9	I find it helpful to zoom out and remind myself that I am still in the beginning of my story.
0:28.0	I'm sharing all of my life's chapters, mental health, relationships, wellness, beauty,
0:33.4	the chaos of being in my 20s, and all of life's unexpected turns. Prologs is the best way to start your week, so join me every Monday morning for a new entry into my digital journal.
0:43.3	First things first. I'm recording this episode with audio and video this time, so if you're watching this episode on YouTube and you see my teeth,
0:50.3	I just brushed my teeth with a charcoal toothpaste because I ran out of my usual one, and I can't get all the charcoal out of my mouth. So if my teeth. I just brushed my teeth with a charcoal toothpaste because I ran out of my usual one
0:55.0	and I can't get all the charcoal out of my mouth. So if my teeth look literally gray, just know that I
1:02.2	tried. Hi, you guys. Welcome back. I feel like I've been distracted with this podcast lately. And it's
1:08.3	not because I don't want to put effort into it, but I haven't
1:11.7	felt super proud of a couple of my recent episodes because life has been very, very hectic and very
1:17.5	busy. And I feel like I have not been giving the podcast as much energy as it deserves and how
1:24.1	much energy I want to give it. More of that energy has been going towards not only things in my personal life, but also really get it into a great rhythm with YouTube.
1:32.4	And I'm feeling super happy about that.
1:34.2	But along the wayside, I feel like I've not been giving enough energy to the podcast.
1:38.8	And I was listening to a couple of my recent episodes, and I was like, give more.
1:42.8	You need to do more.
1:44.0	So I am trying to
1:45.6	reset when it comes to the podcast. I'm also coming up near the one year anniversary of prologs,
1:51.7	which is exciting. It was May 1st when I launched it. So it's still a ways to go. But we're almost at the
1:56.4	one year mark. And I've been very reflective about that. And I'm happy with prologs in the last year but
2:03.0	because I do love this platform so much and I want to make it like a bigger part of my overall
2:07.8	platform and I want to give it. I just want it to be more like I'm grateful for what it is but I
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