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Which social media accounts do you have? (Select ALL that Apply)

After you make a post, how would you categorize your social media behavior?

Carefree

Interested

Obsessive

Addicted

Do you find yourself navigating to the social media apps when you actually intended to use your phone for a different purpose? (i.e. You meant to check the recipe you’re cooking for dinner & next thing you know, you’ve been scrolling Twitter for 15 minutes and forgot about the recipe.)

Yes

If you could estimate how much time you spend on social media in a week, what would your estimate be? (Without checking any metrics on your phone)

If your phone tracks the amount of time you spend on social media apps: how much time did you spend this week?

iPhone: Settings -> Screen Time->See All Activity, by week. iPhone will allow you to Show Categories and breaks it down into “Social”, which includes text messages.

Other Phones: Settings ->Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls -> Digital Wellbeing Tools-> Show Your Data.

Do you check the count of your followers, likes, and comments?

Yes

Have you ever felt anxiety because the likes were not coming in quickly enough?

Yes

Have you ever removed a post because you weren't happy with the number of likes it got?

Yes

Do you think people with a lot of followers and likes are worthy of admiration?

Yes

Have you developed any physical or emotional insecurities from comparing yourself to others on social media?

Yes

Do you curate your social media presence to fit a certain favorable representation of yourself?

Yes

Do you do any of the following, to improve your physical appearance on social media? (Select ALL that Apply):

Use Filters

Edit Photos

Neither.

Do you check the number of viewers and who views your stories?

Yes

Do you feel bad if the story doesn’t have enough views, or if certain people don’t watch it?

Yes

When you’re in real-life social environments, do you continue engaging with your social media?

Yes

Do you feel that an experience has more value if it is shared on your social media?

Yes

Do you allow yourself to have special experiences, like going to a concert or on a beautiful hike, without documenting it on any form of social media?

Yes

Do you, as a regular practice, set aside certain times that you do not use social media?

Yes

Please describe the boundaries you set for not using social media:

Have you had a hard time resisting the urge to use social media?

Yes

Have you restricted yourself from using social media by any of the following means: Deleting the app, Using a phone feature, or an app to restrict your usage?

Yes

Have you fought with a significant other because of your social media habits, or because of their social media habits?

Yes

If Yes, please select ALL causes of conflict that apply:

How often you/they use social media.

What you/they post.

Whether you post them / they post you, or not.

Who you/they follow, or who follows you or them.

Inappropriate private messages to or from you/them.

When you get a lot of likes on a photo, does it make you feel that you are more attractive?

Yes

When you don't get a lot of likes on a photo, does it make you doubt your attractiveness?

Yes

In times where your post has received positive feedback, have you spent time daydreaming about your social media & how cool you must appear to others?

Yes

In times where your post has not been well received, have you spent time agonizing over your social media & how lame you must appear to others?

Yes

Do you have “fans” on social media: people who usually watch your stories and like your posts?

Yes

Do you feel similar to a celebrity in this regard?

Yes

What has social media motivated you to do that you wouldn't otherwise do?

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