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When nighttime social media scrolling becomes compulsive

Every night I tell myself I'll put my phone away at ten but I end up scrolling until two in the morning and I'm exhausted but I can't seem to stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The designed addictiveness of digital platforms overrides natural sleep rhythms and willpower, creating cycles of exhaustion and dependence.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Social media and adolescent mental health?”

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