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How Much Social Media Is Too Much? A Massive Study Found a Possible Answer.

Across 11 years of data, depression rose once social media use passed about 2.5 hours a day, then climbed with each additional hour.

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A study that collected 11 years’ worth of data from 183,000 adults, with findings published in npj Mental Health Research, found something studies keep finding again and again: The more we’re on it, the worse our mental health.

How much is too much? The researchers say there is an upper time limit you should try to avoid unless you want your brain to unravel into a depression spiral. About 150 minutes a day.

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Northwestern University analyzed surveys from American adults ages 18 to 70 collected between........

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