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Addiction to social media.
My wife 44 ( married for 17years) has developed acute addiction for social media resulting in developing indifferent attitude towards every aspect of day to day activities and able to discharge her basic duties of a mother and wife. Remains absent mind due to preoccupied with indulgence of social media. Can any medicine help.
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I am an online counselor and can help her understand the pros and cons for the same. Maybe she feels lonely and her only way of communicating is social media. We need to evaluate her behaviour for the same. Please get in touch with me through Practo . Happy to help !
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Hello Friend, Good that you are seeking a help here. Addiction is just a symptoms and she may be using that as a source to vent out her emotions, feelings or disturbance. She need a counseling guidance to first understand the root cause behind such behaviour and then solutions.
Consult a psychologists directly or online.
Convince her for a online counseling first if she is not willing for f2f.
Feel free to reach out to me online for further assistance.
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Dr. Mayuri Mohanty
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Thane
Internet addiction can be treated with counselling & medicines. Motivation to quit is important. Consult psychiatrist online or in person.
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