addiction

The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The Rise Of Digital Burnout: Why Your Brain Needs A Break From The Screen
Introduction: You wake up and check your phone. You answer emails over breakfast, attend Zoom meetings all day, scroll through social media during breaks, and binge-watch Netflix at night. Sound familiar? In today’s hyper-connected world, the average adult spends more than 11 hours a day consuming digital media, according to Nielsen research. While the internet has revolutionized productivity and entertainment, it has also ushered in a new epidemic: digital burnout.
By Shaheer7 months ago in Psyche
The Peace Within Accountability
There is peace in accountability. If you’d met me several years ago, you couldn’t have paid me to admit that. The truth is, several years ago, I myself was oblivious to this notion. I’d been in conflict after conflict and not one time had I come out on the bottom of it, even if I truly had. If I said it was so, you couldn’t convince me otherwise. And oh, honey I would die on that hill. There was something powerful about lacking any control for much of my life, eventually learning that I can build my own narrative beautifully crafted in any way that I want. What did I want? Control. How did I get it? By being right. Ultimately, I spent over twenty seven of the twenty-eight years on this Earth failing at what I now know as gaslighting. Crafting weak fairytales in a vain attempt to keep what little control I had over my life.
By The Darkest Sunrise7 months ago in Psyche
The Day I Deleted All Social Media – What Happened Next Changed Me
I didn’t plan it. There was no “digital detox” challenge, no Instagram announcement about taking a break. One quiet evening, I simply snapped. After hours of scrolling through photos of people I barely knew living lives I didn’t really care about—and yet somehow envied—I put my phone down and whispered to myself, “This isn’t living.”
By Talha Maroof7 months ago in Psyche
How technology addiction affects social anxiety in adolescent girls?
Introduction Adolescence period, in which physical and psycho-social changes occur abruptly and rapidly and personality traits develop on a large
By Dr.mughazam7 months ago in Psyche
The Age of Digital Solitude. AI-Generated.
There’s a peculiar irony in the fact that we’ve never been more connected—and never felt more alone. At any given moment, you can message a friend, join a group chat, scroll through countless lives on your feed, or video call someone halfway across the globe. Technology has dissolved distances, collapsed borders, and placed entire communities in our palms. But something’s missing. Something very human. Something we forgot to feel.
By Ahmet Kıvanç Demirkıran7 months ago in Psyche
I Almost Lost Myself—Until I Learned to Protect My Mind Like a Fortress
I Almost Lost Myself—Until I Learned to Protect My Mind Like a Fortress For a long time, I wore a smile that didn’t belong to me.
By Umar Farooq7 months ago in Psyche
Why Your Brain Loves Chaos: The Hidden Psychology of Mental Overload. AI-Generated.
Introduction: The Beautiful Mess Inside Your Head Have you ever felt like your brain refuses to calm down—jumping from thought to thought, daydreaming in loops, or overanalyzing the simplest decisions? You’re not alone. Mental overload isn’t just a symptom of modern life—it’s becoming a defining part of it.
By Dorking Waves7 months ago in Psyche
The Difficulty Of Freedom
In the US, many people Celebrate today as a Day of Freedom from Tyranny. Now, if you go into the History of the US, there are Challenges that Exist, and some may say this is not accurate, or that it is a day about the "Possibility" of Freedom.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)7 months ago in Psyche
The Power of Predictive Thinking: How Our Brain Guesses What Others Will Say
Have you ever finished someone’s sentence — not because you knew them well, but because you just knew what was coming next?
By DR. Allama iqbal7 months ago in Psyche
Nail-Dust
When you walk into a nail salon, you expect beauty, relaxation, and maybe even a little glam. But there's something hiding in the air that most people don't think about—nail dust. It’s the fine powder produced during filing, buffing, or using electric drills on acrylics, gels, or natural nails. It may look harmless, but this dust is more than just a mess. It’s a hidden health risk for both nail technicians and clients alike.
By aadam khan7 months ago in Psyche
The Sewing Box
The box had been there for years — untouched, unspoken, and always in the same corner of Nana’s old attic. Covered in lace that had long since yellowed, it waited like a quiet witness. When Nana passed away that winter, I returned home after seven years to settle her affairs — not entirely ready for what I would find.
By Arshad khan7 months ago in Psyche
Scroll to Death: We Lost Our Lives to the Scroll: The Dark Reality Behind Social Media's Illusion of Connection
Introduction: The Silent Suicide We All Chose Imagine you're lying in bed, phone in hand, scrolling endlessly. You've seen hundreds of faces, dozens of fake smiles, tragedies, dances, deaths, and desires—all within an hour. Yet you haven't moved. You haven't prayed. You haven't looked into your mother’s eyes. You haven’t breathed.
By DRE Explains7 months ago in Psyche