10/02/2025
Scrolling is the new chain-smoking. Different vice, same anxiety spike. 🚬➡️📱
And the research backs it: teens who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media are twice as likely to experience symptoms of poor mental health (U.S. Surgeon General, 2023).
You don’t have to quit your phone cold turkey — but you do have to notice the cost. Start by asking: how do I actually feel after an hour of scrolling? Energized? Or drained?
💬 Drop a ‘ME’ in the comments if you’ve ever promised yourself ‘just 5 more minutes’ and looked up an hour later.
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