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Social Media Addiction Treatment
Many people in Beverly Hills, Irvine, and Newport Beach think that social media addiction is not a real addiction. Sadly, it is very much a real addiction, with potentially up to 10% of Americans physiologically addicted to social media.
Social media addiction is a behavioral addiction characterized by uncontrollable urges to login to or check social media, being overly concerned about their online persona, the number of likes and followers the accumulate, and devoting so much time and effort to social media that it affects other areas in your life like being able to be present.
Social Media Addiction Has The Same Symptoms as Drug or Alcohol Addiction
Social media addiction looks very similar to other addictions, especially substance abuse disorders. Similarly to substance abuse disorders, people exhibiting the characteristics of social media addiction:
- Experience mood modification, or the favorable change in mood due to social media use
- Demonstrate salience, which is the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional preoccupation with social media
- Show tolerance, or increasing use of social media over time
- Experience withdrawal symptoms at the restriction or stopping of social media use, such as unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms
- Engage in conflict/become combative and create interpersonal problems over social media usage
- Endure relapse, or the reversion back to old habits of social media addiction after a period of abstinence
Viewed this way, social media addiction looks almost exactly the same as drug or alcohol addiction. While it is a behavioral disorder, like gambling or video game addictions, social media addiction, like many behavioral disorders, exhibits the same symptoms as many substance use disorders do. In fact, sober alcoholics or drug addicts who start increasing their use of social media are significantly more likely to become social media addicts than those who have not encountered addiction in their past, due to the phenomenon of cross addiction. As such, social media addiction treatment often calls for professional help from a licensed clinical psychologist.
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How To Treat Social Media Addiction
Simply deleting the applications from your phone is not enough when it comes to social media addiction treatment. With help from Blair Wellness Group, those facing an addiction with social media can seek help in seeing realistic goals and easing themselves away from their online addiction so as to not shock their system. It is possible to connect with others and work toward building a strong online presence without severely impacting your relationship with yourself and others. Dr. Blair approaches each client case individually rather than a one-size-fits all social media addiction solution. Our “psychologist” and “therapist” help you to develop simple strategies and look into the root cause of your addictive behavior to begin with, in order to know what to look for and how to handle it in the future. Seeking help is the best place to start and Blair Wellness Group in Beverly Hills, Irvine, and Newport Beach is taking appointments today.
Help with Social Media Addiction
At Blair Wellness Group, we offer a multi-disciplinary approach to our clients, specializing in a concierge-style service to serve our clients’ myriad schedules and needs. Dr. Blair has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Dialectical Behavioral Treatment, Psychodynamic Treatment, Gestalt Treatment and more to offer a full complement of various means of attacking social media addiction among other troublesome addictions. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is credentialed for patient admission permissions at many psychiatric hospitals throughout Los Angeles County.
We want to help you on the road to recovery from social media addiction. Contact us today!
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Our Psychologists and Therapists in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Irvine, Newport Beach, and the surrounding areas offer evening and weekend appointments for our Concierge patients. Contact us today to discover how Blair Wellness Group can help you overcome personal or professional challenges and mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, addiction issues, and personality disorders.
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Discover effective solutions for addiction at Blair Wellness Group today. Call us at 310.999.4996 to schedule an appointment. We welcome patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Irvine, Newport Beach, and the surrounding areas.
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7 am - 11 pm
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Get Started Today
Looking for a Local Psychologist?
Our Psychologists and Therapists in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Irvine, Newport Beach, and the surrounding areas offer evening and weekend appointments for our Concierge patients. Contact us today to discover how Blair Wellness Group can help you overcome personal or professional challenges and mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, addiction issues, and personality disorders.
