‘Munchausen by Internet’ self-diagnosing mental health issues on TikTok THE DOCTOR IS ALWAYS IN – Sept. 4, 2021 - As mental health awareness improves, there comes a troubling trend of young people diagnosing themselves with a mental illness, which can be a mood, personality, or an... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 7 2021
Is Phone-Snubbing a Sign of Mental Illness? LET ME CHECK GOOGLE – August 25, 2021 - “Some people who have high social anxiety or depression are more likely to be addicted to their smartphone,” says the study’s lead author, Juhyung Sun, from the Un... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 31 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
How Much Phone Time Is Too Much? LISTEN – IT’S LESS THAN YOU THINK – August 13, 2021 - STACEY VANEK SMITH, BYLINE: There is this question looming, right? So is there even such a thing as a digital addiction? This is a big controversy right no... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 17 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Social media addiction on the rise WATCH – DEPTH OF THINKING OBSOLETE? – July 29, 2021 - This unhealthy relationship can often lead to the comparison of your own life to others. Depression, anxiety and low self-esteem can form as a result... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAugust 3 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagers
Instagram ‘pushes weight-loss messages to teenagers’ THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF “PUSHERS” – July 20, 2021 - Algorithms are pushing teenage girls who even briefly engage with fitness-related images towards a flood of weight-loss content, according to new research whic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonediet sodaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderinternetinterventionJuly 27 2021Mental Healthteenagers
Podcast ‘Champagne Problems’ helping people live an alcohol-free life WATCH – SOBER LISTENING – July 13, 2021 - “If you are talking to someone who drinks consistently, maybe doesn’t even have any problems, but you are talking about alcoholism, there is always a wall that goes up,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionJuly 20 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Zoom Helped Alcoholics Anonymous Members Stay Sober WITHOUT THEIR PANTS ON? – July 1, 2021 - To get sober, AA teaches people an alcoholic must abandon his or her own ego and self-will and adopt a new mode of living which encourages them to connect with a spiritual hi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
CEO on overcoming addiction and building a multimillion-dollar dating app 13th STEPPING AS A CAREER MOVE? – July 6, 2021 - Hinge didn’t help McLeod find his soulmate — he ultimately married the college girlfriend he was heartbroken over after they reconnected. But the app is n... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewJuly 13 2021RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Addicted to Twitter TWEET NOTHINGS – July 7, 2017 - The simplest definition of an addiction is a habit that you can’t quit, even though it poses obvious danger. How many people have lost their jobs over ill-considered tweets? How ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJuly 13 2021Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Opioid addiction apps sharing sensitive data with third parties NOT BETTER APP – July 7, 2021 - Despite the vast reach and sensitive nature of these services, the research found that the majority of the apps accessed unique identifiers about the user’s device and, in some case... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 13 2021opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontin
Couple’s YouTube channel helps addicts with recovery WATCH – IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE – June 28, 2021 - Olivia Bender and Scott Sample chose recovery years ago. Now, they’re helping others choose it, too. “We’re doing our part to bring it to our community that... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Law mandates social media influencers disclose photo editing INSTA-FILTERED BEAUTY – JULY 1, 2021 - Norway has passed a law targeting photo editing in an attempt to address body image issues in society. The new law mandates that content creators disclose when they’ve retou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthSmartphone Addiction
Sex, Drugs and Cryptocurrency IT’S A MYSTERY – June 17, 2021 - Mike said that this high win, combined with the difficulties he was facing in his personal life and marriage, led to an addictive gambling cycle. He became in charge of m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Text Alert Program Aims To Send Warnings Of Overdose Spikes HOLD THE PHONE – June 7, 2021 - The health department hopes the program, which was developed by the Partnership to End Addiction, will reach individuals at risk of suffering an overdose and alert them to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 15 2021OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
4 health problems daily Zoom meetings can cause ZOOM GLOOM – June 9, 2021 - The International OCD Foundation states that about 1 in 50 people have BDD symptoms, many of whom suffer in silence, and that number is only increasing. A 2020 article in Vogu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusinternetinterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecovery
How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health LISTEN – A REAL FAKE LIFE – June 8, 2021- we need to recognize that it’s OK to seek mental healthcare.” Hemendinger hesitated when asked about body positivity. “I prefer body neutrality,” she said after a be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Parents March To Snapchat’s Headquarters WATCH – AN APP THAT CAN KILL? – June 4, 2021 - She lost her son Alexander nearly a year ago and led the charge Friday in a march toward Snapchat’s headquarters in Santa Monica. But she was not alone. ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinternetinterventionJune 8 2021life expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinSmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Zoom Is Not A Mirror THE HELL IT’S NOT! – April 8, 2021 - When the fall semester ended, I was finally forced to view myself as a whole. I realized that I had failed to take care of my body and that my self-esteem was significant... Read More...April 13 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusinternetinterventionMental Health
Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying KIDS SAY THE DAMNEDEST THINGS – March 30, 2021 - When adolescents are online, they adapt to a different set of social norms than when they’re interacting with their peers in person. Oftentimes, they are more ag... Read More...April 6 2021Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Why Is Online Shopping So Addictive? SHOP ’TIL YOU CAN’T STOP – March 25, 2021 - The pleasure of acquiring superfluous shoes and kitchenware is, predictably, fleeting. “Shortly after they make a purchase, they often feel really bad,” Norberg says.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusdepressioninternetlonelinessMar 30 2021Mental HealthSmartphone Addiction
Gambling Company Had the Best Pandemic Ever WAGER THIS! – March 26, 2021 - People like Lewis, a 25-year-old from Hampshire who requested anonymity because few people know about a compulsion he is still struggling to control. He won about $77,000 at age 1... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionMar 30 2021Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
What We Can Learn From Gaming Companies About Gambling Addiction WATCH – TRADING ELECTRONS – Feb. 19, 2021 - His parents lay the blame squarely on the investing company, pointing out Kearns tried multiple times to get help on a customer service line, to no avail. Kearns’ fam... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 23 2021GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Uber Acquires Alcohol Delivery Startup For $1.1 billion BOOZE APP, WHAT COULD GO WRONG? – Feb. 2, 2021 - Drizly will eventually integrate with the company’s Uber Eats app, but it will also maintain its own Drizly app, per the release. Drizly has been called the “Ube... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 9 2021internet
6 Reasons AA Zoom Rooms Are Inferior to In-person Meetings by Christopher Dale IS ZOOM AA INFERIOR TO REAL AA MEETINGS? – Feb. 8, 2021 - In-person meetings also allow small acts of kindness – those mini-miracles that exemplify its members’ commitment to helping others – that don’t carry o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 9 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Is Social Media Addiction a Myth? TWEET THIS – February 6, 2021 - “Addicts” who changed their lives through digital detox confess that social media was killing them. Imagine that you’re a typical middle school student having dinner with your family.... Read More...Addiction Recoverycell phoneFeb 9 2021internetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
How to Tell If You’re Addicted to Day Trading YOU'RE CHECKING YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW APRIL, 2020 - “He knew it the way an alcoholic just knows this will be his last drink of the night. So he went in with everything he had and then some (compliments of his&nbs... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 2 2021GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowl
Elton John Discusses ZOOM AA Meetings with The Royals WATCH – Yes, he gets pinned – Dec. 30, 2020 - “I connect with friends who I’ve known for over 30 years in the programme, and that’s great.” Meghan and Harry – who resigned from the British Royal Family in Janu... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietycell phoneCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewJan 05 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What a Year of Staring at Our Own Faces on Zoom Has Done To Us Zoom Zoom on my desk, who’s the fairest? – December 30, 2020 - This year, we’ve spent an unholy amount of time staring at our own reflections on Zoom calls, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts and FaceTime. We sh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJan 05 2021life expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapse
Warning Signs For Technology Addiction In Children WATCH – Friendly little robots – Dec 24, 2020 - Online learning and being stuck at home can create more opportunities for technology addiction to set in for children. What are the warning signs, and what can p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 29 2020internetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Addicted to Indignity This is your brain on resentment – December 12, 2020 - To be clear, the retaliation doesn’t need to be physically violent—an unkind word, or tweet, can also be very gratifying. Scientists have found that in su... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 15 2020internetMental Health