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I’m happier without you and ironically that makes me sad

It feels like everyone in my life has a different version of me and that is so exhausting..

It feels weird realizing i broke off a two year engagement.. better now than resent eachother later 😕

I want to expand my network, but don’t want to download dating apps 🤣

Social media uses psychology to suck as much time as possible out of your life. Have you noticed all these notifications that pop up regularly? They’re used to trigger a release of dopamine so you stay connected, and the longer you stay connected, the more money the services make. Watching pornography or gambling also leads to a release of dopamine which can make these activities highly addictive. Fortunately, we don’t need to act each time our brain releases dopamine. For instance, we don’t need to continuously check our Facebook newsfeeds just because it gives us a pleasurable shot of dopamine. Today’s society is selling a version of happiness that can make us unhappy. We’ve become addicted to dopamine mainly because of marketers who have found effective ways to exploit our brains. We receive multiple shots of dopamine throughout the day and we love it. But is that the same thing as happiness?