Addictions

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1. Are you addicted to social media?

2. Do you run a blog? Do you upload your videos


on YouTube? Do you shoot Reels?
3. What would you advise to a person who has to
struggle and wants to get rid of the Internet
addiction?
a. Make appointment with a psychologist
b. Take up a new hobby
c. Let it go and keep on wasting time on the
Internet
d. Start running a blog and make an income from it.
During the past year have you...
1. Regularly felt angry or frustrated if you weren’t able
to use social media?
a. low self-esteem/envy 2. Regularly used social media to take your mind off
your problems?
b. escape 3. Hated yourself because other people are more
c. withdrawal successful judging by their account on Instagram?
d. conflict 4. Regularly not had enough sleep because you were
e. displacement using social media too late at night?
f. deception(deceive) 5. Regularly lied to your parents or friends about the
amount of time you spend on social media?
g. insomnia 6. Regularly had no interest in hobbies or other
activities because you would rather use social media?
7. Had serious problems at school or work because you
were spending too much time on social media?
Take a short test and find out if You Have an
Addictive Personality.

Do you agree with a result? Are you prone to


addictions?
Complete the gaps.
addicted to get rid of take up give up
insecure run a blog envy to be in withdrawal
1. I can`t __________________ that terrible habit. It keeps me from achieving
success.
2. If I don`t run my account I`m literally in ___________________.
3. I want to _______________ bad habits and _______________sport to bulk up.
4. Some friends will _____________ your success if you ______________ and gain a
lot of followers.
5. Andreassen has clear views on why people become _______________ Tik Tok.
6. She is _______________ so she doesn`t publish her videos on YouTube.
Tell about this girl, using new words (addicted
to, get rid of, take up, give up, insecure, run a
blog, envy other people, to be in withdrawal)
Watch the video from 7.45 and
answer questions.
1.According to Kendal, what is the main
problem connected with social media?
2. According to the psychologist, what
Throughout the episode, Kendall and Dr. Partida discuss how to decrease social media addiction and tips for managing
does socialinferiority
mediacomplexes
cause? Why do a lot
that may develop from comparing our lives to those we see online.
of young people fall into depression?
3. What tips does he give to people who
are addicted to social media?

“Throughout the episode, Kendall and Dr. Partida discuss


how to decrease social media addiction and tips for
managing inferiority complexes that may develop from
comparing our lives to those we see online.”

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