Screen, Gaming and Phone Addiction: When a Habit Takes Over

By Dr. Parth Soni · Alpha Mind Clinic, Vadodara

Behavioural addictions are real and increasingly common, and they respond very well to the right, judgement-free treatment.

Not all addictions involve a substance. Mobile phones, the internet, gaming, gambling and pornography can all become compulsive, taking over time, focus, sleep and relationships despite the harm they cause. Behavioural addictions are real, increasingly common, and very treatable.

Signs a habit has become an addiction

Watch for these patterns

Losing track of hours spent on the screen or activity

Neglecting studies, work, sleep or relationships

Feeling restless or irritable when unable to use it

Trying to cut down and repeatedly failing

It is not about willpower

Behavioural addictions affect the brain's reward system, just like substances. Understanding the trigger behind the habit is the key to lasting change.

At Alpha Mind Clinic, Dr. Parth Soni helps you understand what drives the habit and rebuild healthier routines, with complete privacy, no judgement, and the family gently involved where it helps.

Alpha Mind Clinic, GF-3, Red Coral Complex, Gada Circle, Harni, Vadodara, Gujarat 390022, India · Phone: +91 94273 03118 · WhatsApp: +91 70692 61157 · Book online
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