His friend had texted him something funny,” she relayed to me, along with her desire to toss his phone in the garbage disposal.

“I was even angrier when he explained he wasn’t laughing at me. Then, phone in hand, he erupted in laughter. After a long day, she recounted to him what had gone wrong in a plague of daily events. She thinks you have a phone addiction.Ī friend of mine explained the pain and straight up anger she encountered after speaking with her husband one night. And like any addiction, it’s likely your spouse notices-and is affected-most. Or maybe you assume you fall on the spectrum of “normal.” Is the time you spend on your phone really that damaging?įact: There is now an official “Internet Addiction Disorder.” And one in eight Americans is said to “suffer from problematic internet use.” It’s been shown to inflict chemical changes on the brain similar to substance abuse-contributing to anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, materialism, social phobia, and sleep problems.

With your life’s needs, from the weather to social connection, maybe you’re thinking, I don’t even know how I could break a technology addiction.

For perspective, that’s likely a whopping 67% of your waking hours.

At what point does your phone become a technology addiction? If your spouse has recently said, “Get off your phone!” here are some tips.Īt what point does a habit become an addiction? American adults touch their phones, on average, 2,500 times daily, spending 325 hours monthly on media consumption.

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