digital addiction
Compulsive screen attachment
Digital addiction is compulsive, excessive use of digital devices or online platforms—smartphones, social media, video games, streaming services—to the point where it interferes with daily life, relationships, or well-being.
The term borrows from substance addiction, though whether the comparison is clinically valid remains debated.
She recognized her digital addiction when she couldn't eat dinner without scrolling.
- nomophobiaFear of phonelessness
- fear of missing outAnxiety over exclusion
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- technostressAnxiety from technology demands
compulsion · internet · streaming · dopamine release · doomscrolling · tech-free zone · reward system · withdrawal symptoms · gaming · notifications · phantom vibration · emails · information overload · attention span · brain fog · loot boxes · screen time · texting
- tech ethicsAI ethics, AI bias, data privacy, deepfakes, privacy concerns
- digital communicationemail, internet, chat, texting, messaging
- isolationloneliness, quarantine, seclusion, lockdown, solitude
- Digital Ethicsprivacy, data privacy, cyberbullying, misinformation, disinformation
- tech fearstechnophobia, cyberphobia, nomophobia, AI takeover, robot uprising
digital addictiondigital detox
Period avoiding electronic devices
digital minimalism · digital sobriety · unplugging · tech literacy · digital freedom
digital addictionself-discipline
Regulating one's own behavior
moderation · self-control · temperance · abstinence · restraint
digital addictionnature immersion
Deep outdoor engagement
hands-on activities · physical presence · chemical dependency
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