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Why social media becomes an escape from necessary emotional discomfort

I check Twitter whenever I feel any negative emotion and I think I'm training myself to never actually sit with difficult feelings.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital distraction can interrupt the natural processes of emotional integration that require tolerance of temporary discomfort.

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