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The rise of social media networking has influenced the way we stay in touch as humans in the 21st century. As much as the introduction of social media platforms with cutting edge technology has brought about so many pluses ranging from affordability to convenience in the way we communicate, it also has its fair share of demerits, the significant one being over dependency or addiction which has made a greater contribution to emotional and social afflictions plaguing humans, especially the youth in today’s world. Here are signs you are addicted to social media.

You sleep very late because you are on social media.

You find yourself always retiring at very ungodly hours of the night because you were chatting up that friend about stuff that is not so much important or sometimes burning the midnight oil. Then it’s time to deprioritize that smartphone and focus on important aspects of life such as sleep.

You check your phone immediately you wake up

It doesn’t matter if it’s the first thing you do in the morning or in the middle of the night when you wake up for that short call. If social media is the first thing you access on that smartphone then, that signifies overdependence and it’s the high time to evaluate with intent to cut down social media use.

You go with your phone to the loo

Once you find the lavatories an ideal place to chat and scroll through social media pages, then your addiction problem knows no boundaries and the faster you find an amicable solution the better.

Use of social media jargon

You use complex social media lingo in real life formal conversations i.e. saying LOL instead of just laughing out loud or including hashtags when writing that important formal mail. It is a clear indication that you are addicted to the use of social media and it’s the opportune time to reduce amounts of time you spend chatting.

Stress

You find yourself having to stress about your friends’ ostentatious display of the finer things in life and perfect relationships on social media in relation to your less lavish lifestyle. Then it’s time to rethink the extent of your social media utility and dependence.