Screen Held Hostage

You check your phone 96 times a day. You feel anxious when it is out of reach. You lie awake at night, your mind still racing from two hours of scrolling. You have noticed that your concentration is not what it used to be, that you feel vaguely empty after spending time on social media, that something is off, but you cannot quite name it. This book names it. And it gives you the tools to change it, starting today.
Licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Patricia A. Farrell walks you through exactly what your smartphone and social media habit is doing to your brain, your sleep, your stress hormones, and your ability to think clearly. Then she gives you a set of proven, research-backed steps that work. Not someday. Not after a week-long digital retreat. Today. You will discover:.          Why your phone is designed to behave like a slot machine and how your brain responds.          What blue light does to your sleep and how quickly that changes when you stop.          The one free setting on your phone that makes it significantly less addictive.          Why having your phone visible, even silenced, reduces your ability to think.          How 30 fewer minutes of daily screen time measurably reduces anxiety.          Specific daily habits that begin restoring focus and mood within daysThis is not a book about throwing your phone in a lake.
It is a book about getting your mind back. Short, practical, and grounded in real science, written for real people. If you have ever put your phone down and felt better, you already know this works. Now you will know why.