Psychoeducation articles on attachment, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, and more.
If you have spent any time trying to get your gaming under control, you have probably already tried shame as a strategy. Not consciously, maybe....
Read Article →When I sit with someone who’s struggling with gaming dependency, I almost always eventually ask about their childhood. Not as a routine question, and not...
Read Article →The avoidant gamer is often the last person to think they have a problem. They’re not neglecting their job. They’re not racking up debt in...
Read Article →There’s a particular kind of gaming relationship that looks, from the outside, like ordinary social enthusiasm. The person is engaged with their online friends, invested...
Read Article →When someone asks why they can’t stop gaming, they usually expect one of two answers: either they’re addicted to dopamine and need more self-control, or...
Read Article →Most people who are concerned about their phone use start where it makes sense to start: trying to address it themselves. Setting limits. Deleting apps....
Read Article →There’s a version of the conversation about phone use that goes: technology is bad, we need less of it, phones are ruining everything, and if...
Read Article →Digital detoxes are appealing. The logic is clean: you’re spending too much time on your phone, so you stop for a week or a month,...
Read Article →If you follow headlines about screen time and mental health, you get a confusing picture. One week you read that smartphones are destroying teenagers’ mental...
Read Article →If you’re worried about your teenager’s social media use, you’re probably getting a lot of conflicting information. News headlines alternate between alarm about screen time...
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