{"id":12809,"date":"2024-01-03T14:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/03\/everyone-is-on-their-phones-but-is-it-really-phone-addiction-were-experiencing\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:39:32","slug":"everyone-is-on-their-phones-but-is-it-really-phone-addiction-were-experiencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/03\/everyone-is-on-their-phones-but-is-it-really-phone-addiction-were-experiencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone is on their phones. But is it really phone addiction we\u2019re experiencing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no standard diagnosis for \u2018phone addiction\u2019, and a debate rages about whether there should be. But will medicalizing a behavior help or harm those suffering from it?<\/p>\n

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Ananya Jain never planned on becoming addicted to TikTok.<\/p>\n

Jain, who is 24 years old, downloaded the app right during the peak of Covid. She had heard about TikTok\u2019s data privacy issues, so she promised herself that she wouldn\u2019t post or comment on anything \u2013 just watch a few videos and call it a day. That lasted less than a month.<\/p>\n

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\nThere is no standard diagnosis for \u2018phone addiction\u2019, and a debate rages about whether there should be. But will medicalizing a behavior help or harm those suffering from it?
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\nAnanya Jain never planned on becoming addicted to TikTok.
\nJain, who is 24 years old, downloaded the app right during the peak of Covid. She had heard about TikTok\u2019s data privacy issues, so she promised herself that she wouldn\u2019t post or comment on anything \u2013 just watch a few videos and call it a day. That lasted less than a month. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is no standard diagnosis for \u2018phone addiction\u2019, and a debate rages about whether there should be. But will medicalizing a behavior help or harm those suffering from it? \u2022 Sign up to our free coaching newsletter to help you spend less time on your phone Ananya Jain never planned on becoming addicted to TikTok. …<\/p>\n

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