12/09/2025
What if “too much screen time” isn’t really about screens at all but about what our minds and bodies are trying to cope with beneath the surface? ✨ If scrolling, gaming, or streaming are starting to impact your focus, relationships, or wellbeing, this blog offers a compassionate lens for understanding what might be happening and why it’s not your fault. ✨
In his latest blog, Alex Cohan, LPC-Associate, explores how internet and screen overuse can function like a process addiction by activating the same reward pathways as substances or gambling. Instead of a lack of willpower, these patterns often reflect deeper emotional needs seeking relief, comfort, or escape. Alex offers practical tools and strategies to help you begin shifting your relationship with screens so you can move toward balance, intention, and healthier coping.
📍Alex is currently accepting both in-person and virtual clients in Texas through the Institute for Relational Recovery.
🔗 Click the link to read the full blog and learn more: https://www.irrdallas.org/blog/understanding-internet-and-screen-addiction