Social media drives addictions for me. I got off a lot of channels and I thought about gambling a lot less.

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I logged out of and deleted the apps for FB, Insta, and Snap last year and it was one of the best decisions In recent memory.

It’s amazing how triggering it can be, and how quickly it pulls you in to just endlessly scroll.

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March: $418.04
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June: $92.24
July: $283.16
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