3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Prone To Social Media Addiction

Gemini

It’s easy for you to get sucked into your social media feed because you’re just trying to keep up with your friends, Gemini. Maybe it starts off with you checking your DMs, making a quick post, or catching up with all the people you follow, but you’re an easily distracted sign—you always end up stuck in a scrolling cycle, totally losing track of time.

Your busy schedule helps you forget about your social media addiction, but you still struggle to manage it sometimes. Maybe you notice that some days you’re using your phone less than others, but that’s usually when your schedule gives you less free time. On your own, you have much more trouble staying away from the phone.

To help, the best thing for you to do is replace your phone with a quick hobby as often as possible. When you’re at home, reach for something that’s easy to get sucked into—a puzzle, an art project, a journal. On the go, make sure you have something with you that’s just as appealing as your phone, like a podcast, book, or sketchpad. If you do need some tech time, try to opt for long-form content so you can manage your time better—like video essays or movies.

Scorpio

Your sign often finds it a little too easy to fall victim to the social media trap. You tend to enjoy the mindlessness that comes with scrolling and often find it hard to put your phone down. You might even find your phone more relaxing than other hobbies, as it allows you to quickly ‘turn off’ your brain and zone out for a while.

Though this is harmless in small dosages, your sign often finds social media affecting you in other ways. You might feel more anxious or lose hours of your day to social media. Your sign also tends to form an anxious attachment to your own phone, making it hard for you to calm your anxiety or stress naturally—you may feel like you have to turn to social media to destress at the end of the day, and if you don’t, you can’t relax.

You’ll need to quit your phone slowly, Scorpio. Replace social media with other relaxing activities as much as possible. Your sign might even want to opt for something that requires little effort to get started, like meditation or breathwork. This can help you calm your anxiety right away and refocus on finding a new activity that is better for you than endless time spent on social media. Use social media for set periods of time, with a reminder telling you when your session is up.

Sagittarius

You might be surprised you made it on this list, Sagittarius. You usually don’t think of yourself as a social media addict, but it’s highly likely for your sign in particular to be addicted to social media. This usually happens because you’re easily distracted—you go online to look something up or talk to someone quickly but end up falling down a rabbit hole of feeds. 

Once you start scrolling, you find it difficult to stop. Your sign sometimes struggles with productivity or forcing yourself to work on something you don’t want to, and your phone is an easy way to distract you from that. Unfortunately, it also tends to drain all of your energy (and your schedule)—by the time you look up from your phone, you want to get going even less than you did before.

Fortunately, your sign has a good chance of being able to quit social media. You might consider going cold turkey, as that tends to work for your sign—deleting all your social media apps and telling your friends to text or call you instead. If that’s not possible for you, you should set strict limits on apps so that you can only use them briefly throughout the day. Because social media drains your energy so quickly, you should consider using your screen time (or a blocker app) to set times in the morning and evening where you’re not allowed to use social media. Then, add a total time limit for the day. This will help you start your day productively and prevent you from scrolling for hours in the afternoon.