HOW TO AVOID

SOCIAL MEDIA
ADDICTION
By:Rhea Dela Cruz
What is social media addiction

Addiction
◦ Social media affecting
daily life
Spending To Much Time In Social Media
Addiction
◦ Hard to tell whether someone is addicted to
social media.
◦ Addiction is a uncontrollable behaviour
that leads to negative effects.
Social media affecting daily life

◦ Someone addicted to social media can use up a lot

of time on social media.Time for work or anything
else could be replaced.
◦ Someone who is addicted may not have a sense of
time, not allowing them to use their time effectively.
Causes of social media addiction

The notifications from social

media sites

Social media gives us a sense

of self-worth

Social media gives us a sense of enjoyment

 The notifications from social
media sites
◦ When we recieve notifications from
social media sites, we get excited.
◦ This causes us to want to visit those sites
more often.
◦ Making us spend more time on them,
getting us addicted to social media.
Social media gives us a sense
of self-worth
◦ When someone likes something we
posted on social media, we will feel
better about ourself.
◦ This makes us rely on social media sites
for social interaction.
◦ Motivating us to use social media more
often.
Effects of social media addiction

Unhappy When not using social

media

◦ People addicted to social media

Will isolate themselves.
Being addicted will cause people to have some
symptoms.
 Unhappy when not using
social media
◦ People addicted to social media
makes people feel excited or
happy when using social media.
◦ So when they are away from it,
they will be less happy.
◦ This makes them seem more
restless as well.
People addicted to social
media will isolate themselves
◦ People addicted will chose to be
isolated especially when using
social media.
◦ This is because they rely on social
media for their social interactions.
◦ So they will choose social media
over their friends around them.
Preventing social media addiction

Turn off our notifications

Set a timer for ourselves

Limit our use of social media everyday

 Turn off our notifications
◦ Turning off notifications will
allow you to focus on other more
important work .
◦ And not be distracted by the
notifications, not motivating you
to use social media.
Set a timer for ourself
◦ Limit our use of social media,
slowly getting rid of our
addiction.
◦ When we reach our limit, we
should not be tempted to
continue using social media.
Conclusion
◦ Social media addiction is a problem that
disrupts our daily lives with different
symptoms but can be prevented and
managed in different ways.