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Why we choose digital numbing

I cannot stop checking my phone and scrolling social media even though it makes me feel worse and I know it is not helping

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compulsive technology use serves as transitional object to avoid being alone with internal experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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