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Social media addiction is when someone has an uncontrollable desire to use their social media, as it is very common among teens. Many people especially teens spend a lot of time and effort in making it perfect as they get very concerned about their social media account.

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Signs and Symptoms of Social Media Addiction

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Signs and Symptoms of Social Media Addiction

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Signs:
- Feeling desperate to check on your account
- Refreshing your social media pages every couple of minutes
- Before you wake up and sleep you check on your account
- Stop doing a lot of hobbies to focus on social media

Symptoms:
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Boredom
- Isolation
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Dissatisfaction
- Defensiveness
- Mood Swings
- Fear
- Procrastination

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How does Social Media addiction affect a person emotionally?

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How does Social Media addiction affect a person emotionally?

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They get unsatisfied because they might see that somebody else is doing better than them in terms of maybe followers, likes, friends and it leads to depression, anxiety and stress over how they can compete with others

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How does Social Media affect them physically?

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How does Social Media affect them physically?

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They could get really lonely because they don’t have any friends to talk to because they are always focused on themselves and they don’t bother talking to others until something bad or wrong happens.
If they worked out or played a sport before being addicted to social media, their physical activity would be decreased and that could lead to unhealthy eating habits which could lead to depression.
If they are a student, they will start to get poor grades and if they are a business worker, they will have a poor work performance.
You will start losing relationships because you are always ignoring your real-life relationships to be perfect on social media and could lead in the future having no friends or family that cares about you.

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How does Social Media addiction affect them socially

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How does Social Media addiction affect them socially

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They could get really nervous and they won’t know how to interact with people when somebody wants to have a conversation with them because their whole life is based on social media and not having conversations face to face.
They will have no confidence when going out to meet new people because photos of themselves on social media and photos of themselves in real life aren’t the same which could lead to self-isolation as they would no longer want to see people because of the way they look in real life.

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Social: Scared, Nervous, No confidence, Isolation, Bullied in school which could leave to Unhappiness and Self harm

Environmental: Family and relatives around you are also addicted to social media, People you work with are always using social media so you get influenced to do the same.

Physical: Loneliness, Hurts your mental health, decreased physical activity, ignoring real-life relationships, poor grades, poor work performance.

Precursors:
1. Behavioral addiction
Behavioral addiction is the presence of psychopathologies such as depression, substance use, the lack of social support and social anxiety.
2. Low family socioeconomic
Low family socioeconomic is when households don’t have much income or wealth as they don’t have any cushion against the negative impacts of an adverse health event.

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Where can someone go to help in my community(Markham, ON)

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Where can someone go to help in my community(Markham, ON)

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People who are dealing with social media addiction in my community and needs help can go to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) where they treat all sorts of addictions including social media addiction

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Ways to help or support someone with social media addiction? 

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Ways to help or support someone with social media addiction? 

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1. Educate myself on what social media addiction is and how I can help them
2. Talk with them at school and try to interact with them more often
3. Find or offer them help to find a place where they can seek treatment or advice
4. Have realistic expectations, don’t be pushing yourself and the other guy hard if they decide they don’t want to do it or it’s not going to work out

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Spending too much time on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media is a problem many people face. Young people, in particular, find themselves captive to their social media, where much of their peer group interaction takes place. But this use can quickly become a problem. If your son shows signs of social media addiction, they need help with this condition. While a social media addiction treatment center may seem unnecessary, it can actually be quite useful for this condition. A teen process addiction treatment center might be the best next step for your loved one.

An addiction of any kind is time spent on an activity or substance to the point where this focus interferes with daily life. But an online life does not replace face-to-face human interaction. It actually leads to a breakdown of social skills. Help your young person build a brighter future of real-world fulfillment, beyond the limits of their Internet experience. To provide this, consider getting them help at a social media addiction treatment center.

At Foothills at Red Oak Recovery, we're committed to providing the best possible treatment to teen boys suffering from an addiction of any kind. We offer social media addiction treatment to our clients, giving them the tools they need to manage this challenging condition. To learn more about the services we provide, please reach out to Foothills at Red Oak today at 866.300.5275.

What Is Social Media Addiction?

Experts do not classify social media addiction as a disease. However, behaviors associated with excessive online activity are behavioral disorders. Current research into this new addiction is creating a stir and drumming up much discussion. In the near future, more statistics and study results will provide a clearer picture of the extent of social media-related behavioral problems.

Any addiction is made up of compulsive behavior leading to negative effects. As with other addictions, addiction to social media leads to people engaging in this activity so much that their habits harm them. Spending time online interferes with school, work, family time, and other relationships.

Social media connections lead to addictions in many ways, including:

Social media feeds

Commenting

Vlogging or blogging

Status updates

Photo posts

Sharing posts

Messaging

Someone with an addiction to social media may find themselves compelled to use this media constantly. They spend far too much time reading Facebook feeds, checking out others' profiles, or clicking through images. Maybe Twitter is their problem, with everyday life playing out through status updates. The same issues exist across YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, dating apps, eBay, Amazon, and anywhere people connect online. If your teen is experiencing the signs of social media addiction, please reach out to Foothills at Red Oak Recovery. We can provide the treatment he needs to manage his condition.

When Is Social Media Activity an Addiction?

It is difficult to know when your young person's social media activity becomes an addiction. Many parents wonder if the addiction comes with defined rules, like a certain number of hours spent on the web each day.

Chicago University research concludes that addiction to social media is actually stronger than other types of dependency, including smoking or drinking. Cravings for social media activity show greater intensity than cravings for alcohol or cigarettes. At Harvard University, researchers found that MRIs show social media activity stimulating the brain in the same ways as other addictive behaviors, such as binge eating and sexual addictions.

With these addictions to social media come withdrawal effects. Not using their social media for a period of time causes psychological problems like anxiety and depression. MIT research shows using social media actually weakens your ties to other humans. This means you suffer greater loneliness from using your social media, instead of feeling more linked to others.

Realizing your loved one struggles with a problem with social media or smartphone addiction means you need to find social media addiction treatment. Unfortunately, few quality rehab treatment facilities offer distinct treatment options. Luckily, Foothills at Red Oak Recovery is here to help. We offer a wide array of therapeutic options to address your teen's condition, including:

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Dialectical behavior therapy

Experiential therapy

Equine-assisted therapy

Animal caretaking therapy

For more information about the treatment options we provide, please reach out to Foothills at Red Oak Recovery today.

Contact Foothills at Red Oak Recovery

As said before, your loved one's dependency makes attending a social media addiction treatment center critical. Foothills at Red Oak Recovery in Ellenboro, NC is ready to help teens work through the problems that come with the condition. Through our adolescent treatment center in NC, your teen can start enjoying a fuller, more prosperous life of real human engagement beyond the online world.

Services of Foothills at Red Oak Recovery include:

Trauma treatment

Co-occurring issues

Substance abuse treatment

Disordered eating treatment

Family, individual, and group therapy

Continued education

Psychological testing

Getting help for your teen's social media addiction is easy. Contact Foothills at Red Oak Recovery in Ellenboro, NC at 866.300.5275.

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Spending too much time on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media is a problem many people face. Young people, in particular, find themselves captive to their social media, where much of their peer group interaction takes place. But this use can quickly become a problem.

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Foothills at Red Oak Recovery offers many different tools to manage this addiction. Foothills at Red Oak Recovery's main goal is trying to bring a brighter future of real-world fulfillment to teenagers, beyond the limits of their Social Media experience. They are also trying to help make teenagers more engaging in the human world and not in the social media world.

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Everyone has their own unique problem with their social media addiction so depending on how severe it is, they have one on one sessions or they have a group (5 people) sessions. Treatments for one on one sessions should have at least 20 hours per week and treatments for a group (5 people) sessions should have at least 30 hours per week.
The average stay is usually 3 months but there is no timetable on how many weeks or months you should be doing the treatments as some people get rid of the addiction faster and some don’t.
What they do is they do an equine therapy, equine therapy is for physical or emotional healing. Some activities they do are physical fitness and nutritional education. They also have an academic component where they give their clients the opportunity to stay on track with school, they also have different activities to help improve their family relationships and communication skills.

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Yes, we should work on our mental health as it is extremely important and we should take some time each day to focus on it. Taking some time out of our day to focus on mental health can prevent physical or mental illness as mental health can affect us every day. This helps us manage our stress, have better focus and have better decision making. Resilience is a very helpful tool as it gives us lots of strengths to help overcome hardships and can help protect you from mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.