Most of the times, people addicted to social media just do not realise how much time they are spending on it or how social media is impacting their life. We all believe that we are using social media handles in limitation due to blurring reality between social and real life. In such a case, Dr Nair suggests looking for red flags of social media addiction. There are two main red flags of social media addiction:

Forcing yourself: If you are forcing yourself to do things that you do not want to do just because others are doing it, that means you have gone deep into the world of social media. It is time to take steps to reduce your daily screen time.

Physical signs: Social media usage also leads to physical symptoms that you need to look out for like change in sleeping pattern, change in appetite, palpitations, increase in heart rate and inability to focus.