Escaping from our lives by going online

Do you reach for your phone the second you wake up? It’s possible that your brain has been trained to find comfort and emotional escape online. — TNS

Most people today wake up and reach for their phone before they have even properly awakened.

A quick scroll through TikTok, a few reels on Instagram, checking updates on Facebook or watching “just one more video” before bed has quietly become part of normal daily life.