The good news is that social media apps are programmed to keep you hooked. The bad news is that they use psychological tricks to encourage addictive behavior, and those tricks can lead you down a path of compulsive checking, careless posting and the occasional meltdown.Alerta Social
The best way to avoid getting sucked into the vortex? Download one of those handy anxiety-reducing apps (or listen to some soothing music) before logging on to your favorite social network. Once you're in the app, take a deep breath and see if you can resist checking your notifications every five seconds by using these simple strategies: