OVERFED

I know I shouldn’t keep looking at my phone.

I know it’s bad for me.

But my brain’s addicted to the quick dopamine rush.

I flood myself with endless videos, memes, and updates—

things I should ignore but can’t.

I keep scrolling,

hungry for more,

until my attention span is shot.

I can’t enjoy real-life activities anymore.

Even something simple like going outside feels boring

compared to the constant stream on my phone.

It’s a buffet of everything—

funny clips, shocking news, pretty faces, and random drama.

The feed has me hooked.

The real world feels dull.

It’s like I’m trapped in a car speeding downhill,

unable to stop,

watching a blur of dream content and doomscrolling fly by.

We become what we consume—

so what happens when all we consume

is an endless, chaotic feed?

One day, I think psychologists will have to name

a new kind of mental illness caused by this—

tech addiction that leaves us numb, distracted,

and unable to connect with real life.

Brains were never built to handle this much information.

And when we finally admit how bad it is,

it’ll be like when we realized

smoking or lead paint were destroying people.

Unlimited data might just be the most dangerous drug of all.