APRIL 20, 2022 • VOL. 20 ISSUE 16

Hi John,

Are you addicted to your smartphone?

Perhaps you’re continually distracted by it and conflicted over your use. No matter where you fall, today’s Q&A may help you improve your relationship with your device.

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SMARTPHONE ADDICTION: UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING IT

by Ryan Trimble

I think I’m addicted to my smartphone. I’ve thought about getting rid of it, but I value and depend on many of its tools. And yet I pick it up hundreds of times a day and stare into it for hours. I think this affects my attention and concentration, self-esteem, relationships, activity and health, peace of mind, sleep, and more—all for the worse. What can I do?

Signed,
Smartphone Sufferer

Addiction is often defined as the inability to stop a behavior even when there is a desire to do so, and even when that behavior is causing psychological, physical, or social harm. Given the consequences you list, you may in fact be addicted. Or you may just have a bad habit.

Many of us talk about being “addicted” to our smartphones because we use the term colloquially. But in terms of psychology and behavior, there are some differences between habits and addictions.
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