How Social Media Has Become an Addiction [Infographic]

From compulsive checking to over-sharing, we may be putting our physical and mental health at risk with our social media obsession.

Social networks take up a lot of our time. From compulsive checking and oversharing, to the loss of workout opportunities, we may be putting our physical and mental health at risk. The folks at the lifestyle blog Fix.com created an infographic showing just how detrimental social media can be.

Just how deep does the problem go? Seventy-two percent of online adults use social media and the average user spends 23 hours a week on social media.

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