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What is excessive use of social media

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The internet has become an integral part of our daily life.  It has been seen over the last decade, the use of social media [Facebook, Twitter] has been increasing rapidly and especially the younger generations getting addicted to it.  E xcessive use of social media is an addiction. Our health is largely determined by the social, economic, cultural, and physical environments we live in.  The more time one has spent on social media can affects to health that can lead to cyberbullying, worse sleep quality, social anxiety, and depression. It is to be borne in mind that such unhealthy lifestyle encounter diseases and illness. Most university students are glued to social media and excessive use of Facebook can have a negative impact on the physical health of its users. It is found that students frequently use social media [mostly Facebook] for news and social communication.   Globally, about 3.1 billion people are using the internet on modern gadgets. ...