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Studies suggest that a ‘like’ on Instagram can release dopamine in<\/strong> from<\/span> your brain, the nuerochemical transmittor associated with pleasure and motivation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”2px|0px|37.9062px|0px” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0px|0px|18.9531px|0px” custom_margin=”10px|||” _builder_version=”3.0.92″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 1″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SOCIALMEDIA_1.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Social media is becoming a popular outlet for many young teens and adults.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 2″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SOCIALMEDIA_3.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 2″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Maybe we better not label this student as addictive! \u00a0People right here in Columbia show addictive like behaviors with their phones like this<\/span>\u00a0A USC student walks while using her phone on Greene Street.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 3″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 3″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Image 3 caption goes here.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 4″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 4″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Image 1 caption goes here.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”News Story” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”0px||0px|” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Some researchers are suggesting that the hours you are spending on social media could be addictive and\u00a0could\u00a0affect\u00a0<\/span>your brain.<\/p>\n Adam Atler, who has written a book called “Irresistible: The Rise of Addicitve Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked,” contends that receiving an Instagram post or Facebook notification is \u00a0“a little bit like taking a drug. As far as your brain is concerned, it’s a very similar experience.\u201d<\/p>\n Adler suggests\u00a0that the amount of the brain chemical\u00a0dopamine released in the brain when a person uses drugs or alcohol is similar to that released when a person gets “likes” on Instagram. Dopamine is the neurochemical reward associated with motivation and pleasure. When\u00a0<\/span>you post a picture on Instagram the possibility of receiving “likes” increases the release of dopamine in your brain which is what keeps you coming back.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I posted the day before, my favorite thing is to refresh Instagram and just see if I got any ‘likes’ overnight, which is so stupid now that I\u2019m saying it out loud,\u201d Alyvia Wright, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, said.<\/p>\n Wright has more than 13,000\u00a0followers and felt the effects\u00a0of social media when she first hit 10,000 followers.<\/p>\n “As soon as you stop posting on it you honestly might feel better,” Wright said.<\/p>\n USC psychology professor Neil Levens says social media and use of technology in general can lead to addictive\u00a0<\/span>behaviors.\u00a0However, as far as comparing it to an addiction like drugs or alcohol, that is a far stretch, said USC\u00a0Director of Mental Health Initiatives April Scott.<\/p>\n \u201cIf a person stops taking alcohol, their body is going to go into withdrawals because it affects their\u00a0brain, neuropathways as well as their body. So with social media, technically nothing happens if you stop,\u201d \u00a0Scott said.\u00a0Social media can not give you the same experience as drugs and alcohol, she said.<\/p>\n Scott agrees with\u00a0Levens that social media can become an addictive-like behavior. Addictive-like behavior is if someone is neglecting their work, relationships with people and daily activities to engage with\u00a0social media.<\/p>\n Scott encourages people to take breaks and reflect on what they are\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>actually getting from social media. She suggests if a person is worried they are over-using social media, to talk\u00a0to someone about this. 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