Is social media addiction a new type of psychiatric condition?

( Natural News ) When people say that they’re “addicted” to Facebook or social media, is it the same thing as being addicted to drugs or alcohol ? According to estimates, the number of social media users around the world can skyrocket from almost a billion in 2010 to over three billion by 2021 . Out of all the social networking sites (SNS), Facebook is at the top of the list, with almost a whopping 2.2 billion active users monthly. It’s not just kids on Facebook, though. Even adults spend 50 percent more time on Facebook daily. But why is everyone drawn to social media? It can be that many people feel socially insecure. There’s even a term for that need you feel to constantly check your social media accounts: “FOMO,” or the “fear of missing out.” FOMO often motivates social media users to stay online and refresh their feeds so they don’t miss what everyone else is doing. Being able to like, share, and comment, on a friend’s posts gives most Facebook users the feeling that they’re interacting. However, this is only a poor equivalent of real-life interactions with a lot of filters to hide the not-so-appealing aspects of your life. (Related: Founder of Virtual Reality warns we should all DELETE all social media accounts to avoid “mass human behavioral engineering .”) Virtual interaction comes at a price, and it could be your gradual addiction to social media. Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, even admitted that this was the company’s goal from the beginning. Parker explained that Facebook’s earliest mission was to “consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible…” Mother Nature’s micronutrient secret : Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients […]

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