# Social Media Overuse Notes
> Signs of overuse, the difference between heavy and harmful use, and how agreed limits and an app blocker can support healthier habits.

## Guides
- [Heavy Use or Harmful Use? A Simple Test](https://social-media-overuse.pages.dev/heavy-vs-harmful-social-media-use/): Heavy vs harmful social media use is best distinguished by its effects on everyday life, not by hours alone.
- [Mood and Sleep Changes Linked to Scrolling](https://social-media-overuse.pages.dev/teen-mood-sleep-social-media/): Teen mood sleep social media concerns should be assessed through repeated changes in a teenager's emotional well-being and sleep routine, not assumptions about.
- [Setting Agreed Time Windows for Social Apps](https://social-media-overuse.pages.dev/time-windows-social-apps-teens/): Time windows social apps teens can follow are agreed periods for checking social platforms, combined with clear phone-free periods for sleep, schoolwork.
- [Offline Activities That Compete With the Phone](https://social-media-overuse.pages.dev/offline-activities-teens-instead-of/): Offline activities teens instead of phone scrolling should offer something genuinely enjoyable, social or rewarding, rather than simply fill time without a.
- [When to Ask a Professional for Help](https://social-media-overuse.pages.dev/when-to-seek-help-teen-screen-overuse/): Knowing when to seek help teen screen overuse starts with looking at persistent difficulties in everyday functioning rather than counting phone hours alone.

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- [About Social Media Overuse Notes](https://social-media-overuse.pages.dev/about/): responsible use, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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