@javieralvarez1072
I am addicted to videos warning about how addictive social media and society in general (tick tok in particular) is becoming.
@zacharyhockett6248
The cognitive dissonance of watching this while indulging in my excessive YouTube habit is pretty intense ngl.
@manciti4709
the problem with addiction to social media & smart phones...is that it is completely acceptable in modern societies...most people see this is normal...& a way to keep children out of trouble...but this online epidemic is causing anxiety, sever loneliness, paranoia, & lack of communicative skills
@gr8myndmuzic
We’re basically being entertained to death 😕 It is indeed time to take back control! Awesome vid 🌟
@nathandehoyos8796
I'm an addiction counselor and since finding this video we've been showing it at least once a week. Excellent job.
@HenryBloggit
This depressing because none of this is going to just go away. It’s only getting smarter, faster, flashier, sexier, more alluring. We’re doomed.
@latifoljic
I smoked a pack of ciggies a day for 6 years. Tried to stop many times. The thing that finally worked was changing jobs to something that i found more meaningful and more varied. In my experience addiction is usually a cover, a replacement, or a treatment for something else.
@BeAPickle
I am addicted to extremely well produced and highly researched videos like this one.
@miralovesyou192
I am horribly addicted to media. I literally get a feeling of being depressed if i’m not playing games or watching videos or tv shows. It’s horrible, I even considered giving away my phone and changing it to a nokia. My world/life seems grey and boring because the life i’m seeing online seems so colorful and exciting. And the worst thing is that no one takes it seriously, because everyone is addicted and thinks this is normal.
@travis3430
I think with today & the social media addition, it's partly the unwillingness to ever feel bored, the fear of missing something that's going on. Also, the idea that doing something is always better than doing nothing. Throw in the desire to be liked as well which is strong too.
@macgp44
I'm 65 years old, so while I did grow up with television (all THREE channels), I didn't grow up with the barrage of attention-stealing devices and apps that Gen Z has had. I'm thankful for that. I look at the youth of today and my sense is (GENERALIZATION ALERT, not meant to be applied to all) that they are lost, confused, overwhelmed. Our economy is changing rapidly, leaving many by the wayside, and social ties are weak or nonexistent, creating many "losers" who are becoming destructive or self-destructive. There are "winners" too, but it's way out of balance. We can't all by Tik Tok stars, raking in million$.
@BrokennessAndBeauty
I don’t know what to do. I find myself checking my emails looking through Reddit always on YouTube always needing something to listen too. It’s exhausting. I wish we could all collectively throw our cell phones away 😭
@dpo1713
Turning off notifications on my phone made a real difference to the constant demands on my attention. I thoroughly recommend it.
@HolleSangma
The fact that nobody talks about subliminal affirmations for overcoming addiction on Borlest speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance
@thehubrisoftheunivris2432
Thank you for making this. I'm a former heroin addict. Learning to control my addictions revealed how out of control addiction is with pretty much everyone these days, especially addiction to attention and likability. We seem to be willing to ignore some horribly dangerous addictions, while demonizing less dangerous but over-stigmatized addictions.
@stevetrail2307
This video is some real wisdom. I struggle with porn addiction, weed addiction, and doomscrolling. Humans weren’t designed for these kinds of things. Thanks for helping me
@DukesMusic84
This is THE MOST IMPORTANT conversation we need to have right now. I've lost friends every fucking year to addiction. We cannot keep letting this happen, period. Show them love and support, give a shit when they talk and remember to show love.
@user-be6ld6jk6k
I am addicted to sugar. I feel like society downplays it, so I tell myself it’s not so bad. But it’s actually really good for me to hear someone calling it out such as here. I’m hoping and praying I can conquer it.
@edgeofoctober
I’m 52, and I’ve just been constantly swapping addictions my whole life. I’ll quit vaping only to become addicted to porn, then to something else, and so on. It took me a long time to realize what I was doing. I’ll do anything to relieve the feelings of nervousness, anxiety, and depression.
@ThenNow