How social media affects the brain’s survival wiring

We discuss quite a bit in clinical practice about why we have mental health issues, and how a feeling of anxiety often has significant nuance in terms of diagnosis. Let’s start with good old-fashioned anxiety. Anxiety is the feeling of being in danger or there being some sort of threat when one is not present, and this comes down to how our brains are wired for survival.

First and foremost, our …

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How social media affects the brain’s survival wiring