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When Phones Become Emotional Escape Pods

My therapist asked me to notice when I reach for my phone and I realized I do it every time I feel any emotion I don't want to feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital stimulation has replaced the capacity to tolerate and process difficult internal states.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined relationship with screens?”

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