SM Addiction

My AC have blocks on children's phones. Blicked dyribg school hours and blicked at a time in tge evening abd it is evening, not late nuggt. Tge GC are 15 and 14 and blocks have been in place for years. Occasionally I gave heard an extra 15 mins being requested now and then s they are playing a game or talking with friends. Many parents don't want to block a childs phone theur reasoning being they want to be able to contact them in an emergency eg going to be late collecting from school. Obviously schools have no means of being contactable these days!

Oops - blocked during and blocked.

I think it can easily become a habit. You get drawn into a subject or a thread, and before you realise it, it’s taken over your day or evening. At that point, if it’s stopping you from doing the things you’d normally do, there’s probably some level of dependence involved.

But is that always a bad thing? If you’re relying on it because you’re isolated, or feeling low, and you find understanding and comfort in the support here, then it’s not the worst thing to lean on. There are far more harmful addictions to have

Ah .... social media!
I really wondered what this thread might be about!!

you lot are dreadful

I don’t spend that long on Gransnet but I did spend too long on Facebook and X, so I have come off those. It would probably be best to set a limit for the time I spend on Gransnet though. I hadn’t been reading books as much and I have noticed my attention span is shorter.

I just regard SM as another form of entertainment.I don’t read a book all day or do crosswords all day or watch tv all day when I have days off work and don’t use SM all day either.
I pop in and out of it sometimes just for ten mins at a time.

My DH tells me off, but he is on first thing before I am up and sits watching TV reruns with his phone in his hand.

I am a daily user, especially for patterns

Sago

How disappointing, I thought this was going to be about a S&M (slaves and masters) addiction!

A bit racy for Gransnet but you never know😳.

I thought the same and was a bit scared to open the post, thinking it must have been reported.🤣

I think people get addicted to things that make them feel good. If it is harmful, stop.

Gransnetters are more likely to be interested in M&S than S&M 😂

An addiction, to my mind, is when something starts to negatively affect someone's life, and they are unable to enjoy other activities because of thinking about their addiction.
Saying that, i do thnk there is reason to keep social media use to a manageable level.

Stansgran

DH turns his radio Times5 on first thing every day.. He reads the times on line while waiting for his bath to run. In the living room the tv goes on. News all day. Tv all evening even while we eat in another room .i only catch up with emails from friends and family and what’s app and then settle down with a book on kindle. I don’t watch tv as I long ago gave up hoping for my choice. The moment DH is seeing me on kindle he complains I’m forever on my screen. As he’s got older he wants all my attention I think even if it’s watching what he wants. I’m trying to laugh about it. I read rubbish nothing worthy. Not sure why I’ve posted but won’t waste the typing.

Your DH sounds very selfish. I’d absolutely hate the tv on all day and expecting you to watch what he wants!
You need a tv of your own in another room and tell him what’s what.