The BBC speaks to three people in a 12-step programme for 'digital addiction'.
Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous is a recovery programme modelled on Alcoholics AnonymousDigital addictions are not currently recognised by the NHS or World Health Organization, so where can you turn when the scrolling takes over your life?"It was better than going outside, it was better than speaking to Mum and Dad, it was better than drawing."
"My relationships were a shambles. I have barely any memories to speak of from my teenage years, my academics suffered and I was suicidal," she said.Maggie said the stress of a new job led her to longer and longer binges on video content There are only two in-person support groups in the UK - London and Oxford - with a third soon to form in Manchester.
She swore to her manager it would not happen again, but the following week she binged for four days and eventually lost the job.
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