
Now more than ever, we as a society are addicted to our phones — and to getting “likes” on our social media posts. And it can work like an actual addiction in our brain chemistry, activating the ventral striatum part of the brain, which is the same area that lights up when we gamble, enjoy a slice of cake, or have sex. But as so many of us know, getting love and approval from outside ourselves is fleeting, and soon we are picking up our phones again, searching for more approval.
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