Kimberly Young, who is clinical director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, estimates that 5 to 10 percent of Americans--15 to 30 million people--suffer from Internet addiction (Parks n.p). ... A physiologist, Shea Andrea says " concealing the less desirable aspects of our lives over and over again "forecloses intimacy," meaning it can condition and prevent us from nurturing truly intimate connections with others" which is a growing problem with the higher use of social media (Shea n.p). ...

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Furthermore, the added capability of accessing the internet via a smart phone enabled communication through social networking to skyrocket. ... Even though it is easy to avoid verbal communication in our world today, face-to-face communication is still the most powerful means for human connections. ...

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