6 ways to tell you if you watch too much TV

Dec 9, 2021

watching TV, like this woman here, becomes an addiction when it negatively impacts a person's life

'As with other addictive behaviours, more important is whether binge-watching is having a negative impact on other aspects of the person’s life.' Image: UNSPLASH/JESHOOTS.COM

Mark Griffiths

Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University

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