
Do you lose hours scrolling on your phone? Find yourself obsessively checking notifications? You're not alone. Women spend on average 81 minutes a day on social media, with users checking Facebook six times a day*. And many of us don't realise the damage device overdosing has on our mental health. Too much screen time has been linked to low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and sleep issues. Want to cut back? Here's how.
Keeping you hooked
Yes, social media is a great way to connect with others, but growing evidence suggests that we can develop a dependency on it, similar to an addiction to alcohol or drugs. 'The big platforms use addictive design something known as the hook method - to capture your time and attention, explains digital wellbeing coach Katie Brockhurst**. 'This is done through reward, such as likes and comments, which flood the brain with the reward hormone dopamine.'
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In

That's what friends ARE FOR
If her pal needed her, Jo would be there to pick up the pieces

Isabel Webster says what you're thinking
IS EMBRACING CHASTITY REALLY THE ANSWER?

What I really think about takeaways
When it comes to tucking into your favourite treat meal, moderation is key...

Meet the real life SUPER HEROES
When it comes to saving lives, these women know the courage and skill it takes

The key to a successful marriage? LAUGHTER!
For Julie Cook, it's not good looks or good sex that keeps the spark alive in her relationship

ASK US ANYTHING
SUZIE HAYMAN AND SUSAN QUILLIAM CAN HELP

Easy chicken TRAY BAKES
Simple one-dish dinners with big flavour and minimal clean-up

Dying to be SKINNY
In a supposed ‘body positive’ world, why are women risking everything to be thin?

It's DEEPLY WORRYING
Why has Hollywood, the very place that began to embrace body diversity, returned to glorifying extreme thinness? Where did the progress go, asks news journalist Isabel Webster

'PURE COMEDY MAY NOT BE THE VIBE SHE'S GOING FOR...'
I have to confess I thought the first episodes of the Duchess of Sussex's new 'hosting and entertaining' show, With Love, Meghan, were hilarious.