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In Episode 3 of The Group Sessions Podcast, we break down the psychological toll of digital burnout. If you’ve been feeling numb, anxious, or constantly distracted, you’re not imagining it. The scroll is stealing your attention, hijacking your dopamine system, and rewiring your nervous system.
This episode explores how overstimulation from social media affects emotional regulation, focus, sleep, and overall mental health. We talk about dopamine depletion, attention fatigue, and how living in survival mode has become the default for so many of us.
This isn’t just a detox — it’s a reset.
You’ll leave with research-backed insight, grounded strategies, and a new way to relate to your screen.
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Robert Saint Michael, NLP
Certified Mental Health Life Coach
Master NLP Practitioner
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Referenced in this episode:
Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke
Harvard Health – How blue light affects sleep
Pew Research – Tech and anxiety in Gen Z
NIH – Digital overstimulation and nervous system dysregulation
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