4 ms·

Don't you get it? No one is on those sites because they are not addictive. It is like trying top tell an alcoholic to just drink mocktails.

by Noaidi 3mo ago

alightsoul 3mo ago
Chicken or egg problem: if you migrate, you become a hermit.
lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
Alcoholic drinking mocktails can experience significant withdrawal symptoms like fever or seizures with potentially fatal results. What do you think will happen to all those "addicted" people after they uninstall TikTok from their phones?
- alightsoul 3mo ago
  I did. I went crazy and even injured my hand with a deep cut because I have ADHD too. Recommend wearing thick gloves for a week or maybe three weeks to pŕevent injury, do not take them off if you wash dishes by hand wear another glove or several so that you don't cut yourself and to keep your hands dry. Then i realized i was very depressed and didn't want to face my problems like child abandonment
  - lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
    > I did. Text following this first sentence of your message doesn't indicate any kind of physical withdrawal symptoms though.
- emayljames 3mo ago
  That is the point they are making.
  - lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
    What point? That people experience fatal withdrawal symptoms when they stop "consuming" social media? I find that very hard to believe. Do you have any research proving such claims?
    - emayljames 3mo ago
      "fatal" You are just clutching at dramatic things nobody said Also,these studies are a search away. Fill your boots.
      - lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
        OP compared "TikTok addiction" to alcoholism. It is up to them to provide proofs.
        Noaidi 3mo ago
        Here are just some of the studies that find physcial changes in brains who show symptoms of internet addiction. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/internet-addiction-alters-brain-chemistry-in-young-people-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/i... https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1729470/full https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.h...
        lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
        Can you cite any specific claims regarding withdrawal symptoms from the studies you referenced? I couldn't find any.
        Noaidi 3mo ago
        First, to be addicted to something does not mean there has to be the same profile of withdrawal that we see in other drugs. Most of the diagnbosis only means you have an obsession that effects your day to day life in a way that causes harm. But I do not understand your cognitive bias and why you will not do a simple search. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/9/3528pdf?bcsi-ac-e192c8b167036a08%3D227BD2BC00000004W98+JBKORsCt3JxKwEuAFeLjE4kRAgAABAAAAFYEfAAgHAAAAAAAAA1pCwA%3D https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/9/3528pdf?bcsi-ac-e192c8b16... A behavioral addiction such as SNS addiction may thus be seen from a biopsychosocial perspective [16]. Just like substance-related addictions, SNS addiction incorporates the experience of the ‘classic’ addiction symptoms, namely mood modification (i.e., engagement in SNSs leads to a favourable change in emotional states), salience (i.e., behavioral, cognitive, and emotional preoccupation with the SNS usage), tolerance (i.e., ever increasing use of SNSs over time), withdrawal symptoms (i.e., experiencing unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms when SNS use is restricted or stopped), conflict (i.e., interpersonal and intrapsychic problems ensue because of SNS usage), and relapse (i.e., addicts quickly revert back in their excessive SNS usage after an abstinence period). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Qureshi-30/publication/330879702_Social_media_addiction_is_a_new_smoking/links/5c6d79db92851c1c9df11c60/Social-media-addiction-is-a-new-smoking.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Qureshi-30/pub... According to mean withdrawal effects on cognitive skills, 97.6% participants in group A were able to complete task within assigned time before cessation and after cessation only 57% participants were able to do so, while in group B 94% were able to complete task before cessation and only 72% of participants were able to do so after cessation. Lastly, the mean BP reading checked in group A before cessation was 114.54/82.34mmHg and after cessation, it increased to 122.47/90.34mmHg whereas in group B, before cessation the mean BP reading was 118.32/84.88mmHg and after cessation it was 121.42/88.63mmHg. Conclusion: It is concluded that the addiction status of social media users and smokers is almost similar. This leads to the outcome that social network abuse is as harmful as smoking on focus, concentration, cognitive skills and increment of anxiety and BP.

Don't you get it? No one is on those sites because they are not addictive. It is like trying top tell an alcoholic to just drink mocktails.

by Noaidi 3mo ago

Don't you get it? No one is on those sites because they are not addictive. It is like trying top tell an alcoholic to just drink mocktails.

alightsoul 3mo ago

Chicken or egg problem: if you migrate, you become a hermit.

lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago

Alcoholic drinking mocktails can experience significant withdrawal symptoms like fever or seizures with potentially fatal results. What do you think will happen to all those "addicted" people after they uninstall TikTok from their phones?

alightsoul 3mo ago
I did. I went crazy and even injured my hand with a deep cut because I have ADHD too. Recommend wearing thick gloves for a week or maybe three weeks to pŕevent injury, do not take them off if you wash dishes by hand wear another glove or several so that you don't cut yourself and to keep your hands dry. Then i realized i was very depressed and didn't want to face my problems like child abandonment
- lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
  > I did. Text following this first sentence of your message doesn't indicate any kind of physical withdrawal symptoms though.
emayljames 3mo ago
That is the point they are making.
- lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
  What point? That people experience fatal withdrawal symptoms when they stop "consuming" social media? I find that very hard to believe. Do you have any research proving such claims?
  - emayljames 3mo ago
    "fatal" You are just clutching at dramatic things nobody said Also,these studies are a search away. Fill your boots.
    - lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
      OP compared "TikTok addiction" to alcoholism. It is up to them to provide proofs.
      - Noaidi 3mo ago
        Here are just some of the studies that find physcial changes in brains who show symptoms of internet addiction. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/internet-addiction-alters-brain-chemistry-in-young-people-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/04/i... https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1729470/full https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240604184208.h...
        lII1lIlI11ll 3mo ago
        Can you cite any specific claims regarding withdrawal symptoms from the studies you referenced? I couldn't find any.
        Noaidi 3mo ago
        First, to be addicted to something does not mean there has to be the same profile of withdrawal that we see in other drugs. Most of the diagnbosis only means you have an obsession that effects your day to day life in a way that causes harm. But I do not understand your cognitive bias and why you will not do a simple search. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/9/3528pdf?bcsi-ac-e192c8b167036a08%3D227BD2BC00000004W98+JBKORsCt3JxKwEuAFeLjE4kRAgAABAAAAFYEfAAgHAAAAAAAAA1pCwA%3D https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/9/3528pdf?bcsi-ac-e192c8b16... A behavioral addiction such as SNS addiction may thus be seen from a biopsychosocial perspective [16]. Just like substance-related addictions, SNS addiction incorporates the experience of the ‘classic’ addiction symptoms, namely mood modification (i.e., engagement in SNSs leads to a favourable change in emotional states), salience (i.e., behavioral, cognitive, and emotional preoccupation with the SNS usage), tolerance (i.e., ever increasing use of SNSs over time), withdrawal symptoms (i.e., experiencing unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms when SNS use is restricted or stopped), conflict (i.e., interpersonal and intrapsychic problems ensue because of SNS usage), and relapse (i.e., addicts quickly revert back in their excessive SNS usage after an abstinence period). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Qureshi-30/publication/330879702_Social_media_addiction_is_a_new_smoking/links/5c6d79db92851c1c9df11c60/Social-media-addiction-is-a-new-smoking.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Qureshi-30/pub... According to mean withdrawal effects on cognitive skills, 97.6% participants in group A were able to complete task within assigned time before cessation and after cessation only 57% participants were able to do so, while in group B 94% were able to complete task before cessation and only 72% of participants were able to do so after cessation. Lastly, the mean BP reading checked in group A before cessation was 114.54/82.34mmHg and after cessation, it increased to 122.47/90.34mmHg whereas in group B, before cessation the mean BP reading was 118.32/84.88mmHg and after cessation it was 121.42/88.63mmHg. Conclusion: It is concluded that the addiction status of social media users and smokers is almost similar. This leads to the outcome that social network abuse is as harmful as smoking on focus, concentration, cognitive skills and increment of anxiety and BP.