I'm in therapy for my 14-hour-a-day phone addiction and I'm determined to beat it

I'm in therapy for my 14-hour-a-day phone addiction and I'm determined to beat itImage source, BBC/Emma LynchImage caption, Marios can spend 14 hours a day on his phone - he says it's like a drug in his pocketByRuth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterPublished5 hours agoMarios's phone pings and lights up. He's just received a WhatsApp message from me asking for an initial chat about this story.He wants to answer straightaway. The urge, he later tells me, feels overpowering.However, he's currently in the middle of a therapy session about his phone addiction. He can't answer it now.He holds his nerve. But as soon as the meeting finishes, he's back on his phone and an hour later, we meet on a video call."I'm so sorry," I say.

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